Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Fatal Purulent Pericarditis
oleh: Vasudevan Anil Kumar, Nair Nisha, Rajesh Thachathodiyl, Aswathy Nandakumar, Kavitha R Dinesh, Eileen Thatcher, Shamsul Karim, Raja Biswas
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| Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Though pericardial disease is common in patients with renal disease, purulent pericarditis is very rare. We report a fatal case of purulent pericarditis and sepsis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 78-year-old male with systemic hypertension and renal disease along with the molecular characterization of its resistant mechanism.