Haemophilus influenzae serotype f purulent pericarditis: a cause of death in a child with Down syndrome

Janis M. Taube; Grover M. Hutchins; Karen C. Carroll; Luca A. Vricella; Janet Scheel; Marc K. Halushka

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.032

Haemophilus influenzae serotype f purulent pericarditis: a cause of death in a child with Down syndrome

Janis M. Taube, Grover M. Hutchins, Karen C. Carroll, Luca A. Vricella, Janet Scheel, Marc K. Halushka

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Purulent pericarditis is a cardiac emergency that can be difficult to diagnose and can be rapidly fatal. We report the case of a child with Down syndrome and recent atrial and ventricular septal defect repair who died from Haemophilus influenzae serotype f pericarditis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-89
Number of pages	3
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.032
State	Published - Sep 1 2006

Keywords

Down syndrome
Haemophilus influenzae serotype f
Purulent pericarditis

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