Literature DB >> 16449011

Purulent pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C and confirmed through polymerase chain reaction.

Alexandre Leite de Souza1, Maristela Marques Salgado, Maria Das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Jaques Sztajnbok, Antonio Carlos Seguro.   

Abstract

We here report the case of a previously healthy 20-y-old male with disseminated meningococcal disease and purulent pericarditis. Polymerase chain reaction was used to identify Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C as the causative agent in the pericardial fluid.

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Year:  2006        PMID: 16449011     DOI: 10.1080/00365540500279934

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Scand J Infect Dis        ISSN: 0036-5548


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