Open AccessHemophilus influenzae pericarditis
Author(s) -
Sink J. D.,
Spray T. L.,
Rankin J. S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960051008
Subject(s) - medicine , pericarditis , haemophilus influenzae , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
Although Hemophilus influenzae infections have long been considered to be a disease of childhood, recent reports have demonstrated an increasing frequency of serious Hemophilus influenzae infections in adults. A case of purulent H. influenzae pericarditis in a previously healthy adult without evidence of concurrent H. influenzae infection is reported.