Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Fatal Purulent Pericarditis.
Though pericardial disease is common in patients with renal disease, purulent pericarditis is very rare. We report a fatal case of purulent pericarditis and sepsis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 78-year-old male with systemic hypertension and renal disease along with the molecular characterization of its resistant mechanism.
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Vasudevan Anil
VA
Kumar
Center for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Nisha
N
Nair
Department of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Rajesh
R
Thachathodiyl
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Aswathy
A
Nandakumar
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Kavitha R
KR
Dinesh
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Eileen
E
Thatcher
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Shamsul
S
Karim
Center for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India.
Raja
R
Biswas
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multi-drug resistant; purulent pericarditis