Key result
Appropriate antibiotic therapy was uniformly effective in treating five patients with mycoplasmal pericarditis, demonstrating an invasive pathogenesis for this syndrome.
Population
5 patients with large pericardial effusions and confirmed mycoplasmal pericarditis, of whom 4 were…
Design
Case_series
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May support considering mycoplasmal pericarditis in high-risk patients; leaves open need for prospective validation before routine screening.
Case Report (n=5)
Mycoplasmal pericarditis is an invasive disease that responds uniformly to appropriate antibiotics and should be actively sought, especially in patients who are immunocompromised or have undergone prior cardiac surgery.
Kenney et al. (1993) conducted a case report in Mycoplasmal Pericarditis (n=5). Antibiotic therapy was evaluated on Clinical response to antibiotic therapy. Appropriate antibiotic therapy was uniformly effective in treating five patients with mycoplasmal pericarditis, demonstrating an invasive pathogenesis for this syndrome.
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