title: Cardiac tamponade caused by polymicrobial gram-negative organisms.
abstract: Polymicrobial gram-negative pericarditis is a rare entity. We describe the first case of suppurative pericarditis with Citrobacter diversus and Proteus mirabilis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Emory Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. fsawaya@emory.edu
authors.forename: Fadi J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sawaya
authors.forename: Jaber I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sawaya
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gharzuddine
authors.forename: Elias V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: Souha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000382:microbiology*; D041041:Citrobacter koseri / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification