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Streptococcus pneumoniae purulent pericarditis in a neonate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2012

Lee Morris ,
Abraham Groner ,
Miwa Geiger  and
Michael Tosi
Lee Morris*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, United States of America
Abraham Groner
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, United States of America
Miwa Geiger
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, United States of America
Michael Tosi
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Dr L. Morris, MD, MSPH, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1201, New York 10029, United States of America. Tel: 212 241 6930; Fax: 212 426 4813; E-mail: agroner@gmail.com
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Abstract

Purulent bacterial pericarditis is an uncommon infection that manifests during childhood, and in the post-antibiotic era Streptococcus pneumoniae is an unusual cause. We report a case of purulent bacterial pericarditis in a neonate caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7F. Although cases of bacterial pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae as a causative agent have been reported, their combination in a neonate is unique and this is, to our knowledge, the first case of this combination in the newborn period.

Keywords

Pericarditispneumococcuspericardiectomy
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 146 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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