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ArticleHawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health2014

Group B streptococcal (GBS) bacteremia with mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm and suppurative pericardial effusion.

Brent Matsuda, Aaron Hoo, Ornusa Teerasukjinda, Heath Chung, Jinichi Tokeshi

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Article in Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brent MatsudaUniversity of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
Aaron HooUniversity of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
Ornusa TeerasukjindaUniversity of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
Heath ChungUniversity of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
Jinichi TokeshiUniversity of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with suppurative pericardial effusion is a rare and serious clinical phenomenon that is linked with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a 78-year-old man who presented with purulent pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology in association with a progressively enlarging, transverse aortic arch, mycotic aneurysm due to group B streptococci. To our knowledge, this is only the second reported case of this nature. Despite advances in the current era of antibiotics and surgical techniques, early diagnosis and aggressive treatment remain sentinel to successful management of the cardiovascular complications of group B streptococcus bacteremia.

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AgedAneurysm, InfectedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBacteremiaFatal OutcomeHumansMalePericardial EffusionStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeSuppuration

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PMID25285253
PMCPMC4175936
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