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KMID : 1214920140200010042
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Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2014 Volume.20 No. 1 p.42 ~ p.44
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Primary Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pericarditis in a Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis
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Kang Hye-Ran
Kim So-Ra
Lee Eun-Jung
Kim Tae-Hyong
Park Byoung-Won
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Abstract
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We report a case of a 41-year-old man undergoing hemodialysis who presented with a sudden fever and dyspnea. He developed a severe pericardial effusion due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which was identified in both blood and pericardial fluid cultures. He was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin for 6 weeks. Although such cases are very rare in Korea, the current case describes a primary purulent pericarditis without any other potential infectious foci.
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KEYWORD
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Pericarditis, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Renal dialysis
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