title: Microbiological investigation of acute pericarditis needs a targeted approach.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Registrar Department of Infectious Diseases Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London SE1 7EH.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maxwell-Scott
authors.affiliation: Specialty Registrar Department of Infectious Diseases University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.affiliation: Consultant Department of Infectious Diseases University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D006113:United Kingdom