Citrobacter freundii: A Cause of Cardiac Tamponade and Empyema Thoracis in a Nigerian Child

Citrobacter infection is an uncommon but serious, difficult to treat infection associated with high mortality. Accumulation of pus or fluid in a pericardial space causes restriction of cardiac filling and consequent decrease in cardiac output. We herein report Citrobacter freundii, a rare infectious...

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Published in:J Cardiovasc Echogr
Main Authors: Warnow, Isaac Elon, Ayoola, Yekeen Ayodele, Daniel, Apollos, Raymond, Mercy Poksireni, Abubakar, Mohammed Lano, Adeniji, Rabo Yasangrah, Joel, Zwabragi, Abdulkarim, Halima, Manga, Muhammad, Okolie, Henry I.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706380/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33282654
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_4_20
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