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

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

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

Access to Document

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.032

Cite this

@article{53e017c00226484e99af2d816d93f9c3,

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

abstract = "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.",

keywords = "Down syndrome, Haemophilus influenzae serotype f, Purulent pericarditis",

author = "Taube, \{Janis M.\} and Hutchins, \{Grover M.\} and Carroll, \{Karen C.\} and Vricella, \{Luca A.\} and Janet Scheel and Halushka, \{Marc K.\}",

year = "2006",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.032",

language = "English",

volume = "56",

pages = "87--89",

journal = "Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease",

issn = "0732-8893",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Haemophilus influenzae serotype f purulent pericarditis

T2 - a cause of death in a child with Down syndrome

AU - Taube, Janis M.

AU - Hutchins, Grover M.

AU - Carroll, Karen C.

AU - Vricella, Luca A.

AU - Scheel, Janet

AU - Halushka, Marc K.

PY - 2006/9/1

Y1 - 2006/9/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Down syndrome

KW - Haemophilus influenzae serotype f

KW - Purulent pericarditis

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33747767558

U2 - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.032

DO - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.032

M3 - Article

C2 - 16626910

AN - SCOPUS:33747767558

SN - 0732-8893

VL - 56

SP - 87

EP - 89

JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

IS - 1

ER -

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

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this