Polymicrobial purulent pericarditis and peritoneal effusion in an immunocompromised patient with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a case report.
Nino CmorEva DoraMitja LainscakMiha TibautPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2024)
bacteraemia with an absent primary infection focus. Clinicians should be aware of treatment options for purulent pericarditis and consider intrapericardial fibrinolysis, especially in patients not suited for more invasive pericarditis treatment.
Keyphrases
- staphylococcus aureus
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- combination therapy