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Volume 63, Issue 2

Purulent pericarditis and pneumonia caused by subsp. Free

Abstract

Purulent pericarditis is a life-threatening disease that usually manifests following bacteraemia or through spreading from an intrathoracic focus. Only a few cases of this disease have been reported with Lancefield group C streptococci as aetiological agents, and the primary focus in these infections remains unknown. We report a case of purulent pericarditis with septic and cardiogenic shock, caused by subsp. (group C) in a 51-year-old patient. The pathogen was possibly contracted through contact with horses. Most probably, it caused initially pneumonia before spreading to the pericardium, either directly or via the bloodstream. A combined therapeutic approach, consisting of antibiotic therapy and repeated pericardial drainage, was necessary to ensure a clinical cure. After discharge, long-term follow-up for development of constrictive pericarditis is considered mandatory.

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Purulent pericarditis and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus
J. Med. Microbiol. 63, 313 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.066290-0
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