Primary Staphylococcal Pericarditis Complicating Cardiotomy
Authors: HANNA J. ABU-NASSAR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Case Studies1 January 1964Primary Staphylococcal Pericarditis Complicating CardiotomyA Report of a Case with a Note on Intrapericardial Methicillin TherapyHANNA J. ABU-NASSAR, M.D., ELLARD M. YOW, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES K. ALEXANDER, M.D., JOHN M. LEWIS, M.D.HANNA J. ABU-NASSAR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELLARD M. YOW, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES K. ALEXANDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN M. LEWIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-1-135 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn spite of an increasing incidence of staphylococcal infections complicating open-heart surgery (1-11), the occurrence of primary staphylococcal pericarditis has remained extremely rare. Recognition of this complication is often made difficult by the resemblance of many of its clinical features to those of the more common postpericardiotomy syndrome (12). The difficulty in diagnosis is further compounded by the frequent prophylactic use of antimicrobial agents, as well as by the administration of salicylates and corticosteroids in treatment of suspected postpericardiotomy syndrome.The purpose of this report is to present a case of acute staphylococcal pericarditis complicating mitral annuloplasty and to comment...References1. BAHNSONSPENCERBENNETT HTFCIL: Staphylococcal infection of the heart and great vessels due to silk sutures. Ann. Surg. 146: 399, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LORDIMPARATOHACKELDOYLE JWAMAEF: Endocarditis complicating open heart surgery. Circulation 23: 489, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LIKOFFBERKOWITZDENTON WDC: Transventricular commissurotomy in aortic stenosis. JAMA 157: 1367, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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LEWIS, M.D.Affiliations: Houston, TexasFrom the Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, The Ben Taub Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, The Cardiac Clinic and Laboratory, Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, Texas.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Ellard M. Yow, M.D., Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byClinical, microbiologic and therapeutic aspects of purulent pericarditis 1 January 1964Volume 60, Issue 1Page: 135-143KeywordsAntimicrobialsHeart diseasesHospital medicineInfectious diseasesResearch laboratoriesSalicylatesStaphylococcal infectionSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1964 PDF downloadLoading ...