| Bacterial pericarditis and tamponade due to nonencapsulated Haemophilus influenzae complicating a case of adult community-acquired pneumonia. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17415329 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report a case of bacterial pericarditis in an immunologically competent adult female caused by nonencapsulated Haemophilus influenzae (H influenzae) that was complicated by the acute development of life-threatening pericardial tamponade. H influenzae is a gram-negative coccobacillus, a pathogen most frequently associated with childhood exanthema (otitis media, meningitis) and, less frequently, adult pneumonia. Encapsulated, type b, or typable H influenzae is the strain implicated in childhood infections. On the other hand, nonencapsulated or nontypable H influenzae is the specific strain most often associated with exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease. Bacterial pericarditis caused by either subtype of H influenzae is exceedingly rare. We have located only 15 previously reported cases of H influenzae pericarditis occurring in adults in the world medical literature, the majority of which date back to the pre-antibiotic era. In 12 of these 15 cases (the only cases in which typing could be accomplished), the encapsulated strain of H influenzae was cultured from the pericardial fluid. Thus, to the best of our knowledge, we are reporting here the first case of bacterial pericarditis caused by nonencapsulated H influenzae in an immunologically competent adult. |
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Authors:
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Praveen Garg; Ruchi Gupta; James E Szalados |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2006-12-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine Volume: 8 ISSN: 1531-0132 ISO Abbreviation: MedGenMed Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-06 Completed Date: 2007-07-18 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100894134 Medline TA: MedGenMed Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 48 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, USA. Praveen.Garg@jax.ufl.edu |
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Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology, therapeutic use Cardiac Tamponade / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Cardiovascular Infections / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Community-Acquired Infections / complications, diagnosis, drug therapy Female Haemophilus Infections / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Haemophilus influenzae* / classification, drug effects Humans Pericarditis / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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