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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2013; 5(02): 136-138
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.119874
Case Report

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Fatal Purulent Pericarditis

Vasudevan Anil Kumar
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Nair Nisha
Center for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Rajesh Thachathodiyl
Department of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Aswathy Nandakumar
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Kavitha R Dinesh
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Eileen Thatcher
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Shamsul Karim
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
,
Raja Biswas
Center for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kerala, India
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ABSTRACT

Though pericardial disease is common in patients with renal disease, purulent pericarditis is very rare. We report a fatal case of purulent pericarditis and sepsis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 78-year-old male with systemic hypertension and renal disease along with the molecular characterization of its resistant mechanism.

Keywords

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - multi-drug resistant - purulent pericarditis


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07 April 2020

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