Culture-negative pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of primary purulent culture-negative pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C occurring in an 8-month-old previously healthy boy, which was detected in pericardial fluid by broad-spectrum PCR amplification.

SUBMITTER: Moumile K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC344505 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature