Purulent pericarditis with greenish pericardial effusion caused by Shewanella algae.
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We report the first case of purulent pericarditis with greenish pericardial effusion caused by Shewanella algae in a patient with gastric and gallbladder cancer. This case expands the reported spectrum of infection caused by S. algae and raises the possibility that S. algae is a causative pathogen for purulent pericarditis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 46 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008