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Cent Afr J Med
; 41(11): 355-7, 1995 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8932578
ABSTRACT
A diagnosis of pericarditis due to Escherichia coli was made in a 38 year old male patient with AIDS. The source of infection in this patient was not established. This case highlights the need to carry out a diagnostic pericardiocentesis in immunocompromised patients presenting with pericardial effusions and the importance of adequate antibiotic cover when treating such patients prior to microbiological confirmation of the causative organism.