ppi-0903 and Pericarditis

The risk of developing pericarditis secondary to Methicillin-Resistant

Topics: Adult; Ceftaroline; Cephalosporins; Female; Humans; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pericarditis; Prednisolone; Staphylococcal Infections; Treatment Outcome

A previously healthy 48-year-old active duty man, who had been treated for an elbow abscess 3 weeks earlier, presented to an emergency department in Bahrain with tachycardia, pericardial friction rub and jugular venous distention. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed on transthoracic echocardiogram and he was taken for emergent pericardiocentesis. Pericardial fluid cultures grew community-acquired methicillin-resistant

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Ceftaroline; Cephalosporins; Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Middle Aged; Myocarditis; Pericardial Effusion; Pericardiectomy; Pericarditis; Postoperative Complications; Staphylococcal Infections; Steroids; Treatment Outcome; Vancomycin