Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Pericarditis
Organism
Pericarditis
Viruses: Enteroviruses (coxsackie A and B, echovirus), influenza, Epstein-Barr, HSV, mumps, HIV, CMV, varicella-zoster, rubella, hepatitis B.
Bacteria: S. aureus (GPC), S. pneumoniae (GPC), mycoplasma, S. pyogenes (GPC), Enterobacteriaceae (GNR), N. meningitidis (GNDC), N. gonorrhoeae (GDNC), Haemophilus sp., anaerobic bacteria, mycobacteria (HIV and AIDS).
Fungi : Aspergillus sp., Candida sp., histoplasma, coccidioides, blastomyces, Cryptococcus (immunocompromised).
Parasites: E. histolytica, T. gondii , Schistosoma sp.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Pericarditis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619309/all/Pericarditis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Pericarditis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619309/all/Pericarditis. Accessed May 5, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Pericarditis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619309/all/Pericarditis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Pericarditis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 05]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619309/all/Pericarditis.
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