Spontaneous bacterial pericarditis with tamponade due to Ureaplasma spp. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Infectious pericardial effusion with tamponade is an uncommon but life-threatening disease. We report an unusual case of spontaneous Ureaplasma pericardial effusion with tamponade associated with pneumonia, pleural effusion, and urinary tract infection. All published cases of clinically invasive Ureaplasma infections in the adult population are also reviewed.

publication date

  • April 22, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Pericarditis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial
  • Ureaplasma
  • Ureaplasma Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infections

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2691129

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 66749124142

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1128/JCM.00352-09

PubMed ID

  • 19386833

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 6