Purulent pericarditis due to Neisseria mucosa

V. Fainstein; D. M. Musher; E. J. Young

doi:10.1016/S0012-3692(15)37409-2

Purulent pericarditis due to Neisseria mucosa

V. Fainstein, D. M. Musher, E. J. Young

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Neisseria mucosa, a normal inhabitant of the human nasopharynx, once regarded as nonpathogenic, is now known to cause serious infections including meningitis, endocarditis and empyema. The authors describe the first documented case of purulent pericarditis due to N mucosa.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	476-477
Number of pages	2
Journal	CHEST
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-3692(15)37409-2
State	Published - 1978

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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