Cardiac Tamponade from Purulent Pericarditis due to Cutibacterium acnes

Purulent pericarditis is a potentially fatal disease with high mortality rates if untreated. Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes) is an anaerobic bacteria that is ubiquitous in skin flora and is commonly thought of as a culture contaminant; however, it does have pathogenic potentia...

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Main Authors: Ardalon Farhat-Sabet, Robert Hull, Dustin Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4739830
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