Open AccessPurulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Kaye Adam,
Peters Gregory A.,
Joseph Joshua W.,
Wong Matthew L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2224
Subject(s) - medicine , pericarditis , pericardial fluid , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , gold standard (test) , surgery , pericardium , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , genetics
Purulent pericarditis is a rare condition in the modern antibiotic era. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with pericardial effusions and radiographic and laboratory investigations consistent with infection. Pericardial fluid culture is the gold standard. Early source control, in addition to antibiotics, is a cornerstone of treatment.