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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2009, p. 1965-1968, Vol. 47, No. 6
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00352-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis with Tamponade Due to Ureaplasma spp.{triangledown}

William P. Tarrant,{dagger} Jose M. Gonzalez-Berjon,{dagger} Patricia L. Cernoch, Randall J. Olsen, and James M. Musser*

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas

Received 16 February 2009/ Returned for modification 6 March 2009/ Accepted 16 April 2009

Infectious pericardial effusion with tamponade is an uncommon but life-threatening disease. We report an unusual case of spontaneous Ureaplasma pericardial effusion with tamponade associated with pneumonia, pleural effusion, and urinary tract infection. All published cases of clinically invasive Ureaplasma infections in the adult population are also reviewed.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6565 Fannin Street, B490, Houston, TX 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5890. Fax: (713) 441-3447. E-mail: jmmusser{at}tmhs.org

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 22 April 2009.

{dagger} Both authors contributed equally.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2009, p. 1965-1968, Vol. 47, No. 6
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00352-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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