A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium

Roseomonas gilardii is a Gram-negative slow growing coccobacillus that has been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen which can lead to infections, especially in immunocompromised and chronically ill patients. The organism is generally susceptible to carbapenems and aminoglycosides, but resistant...

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Main Authors: I. Santino, R. Borghesi, A. Alari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-09-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100336
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spelling doaj-4b2654d159e2404fb32f8b277e4e0fbf2020-11-25T04:10:41ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation1721-727X2013-09-011110.1177/1721727X1301100336A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the PericardiumI. SantinoR. BorghesiA. AlariRoseomonas gilardii is a Gram-negative slow growing coccobacillus that has been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen which can lead to infections, especially in immunocompromised and chronically ill patients. The organism is generally susceptible to carbapenems and aminoglycosides, but resistant to most of the cephalosporins. We report what we believe is the first case of a 72-year-old oncologic woman who developed a pericarditis caused by R. gilardii in Italy.https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100336
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author I. Santino
R. Borghesi
A. Alari
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R. Borghesi
A. Alari
A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium
European Journal of Inflammation
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R. Borghesi
A. Alari
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title A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium
title_short A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium
title_full A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium
title_fullStr A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Pericarditis Due to in a Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Pericardium
title_sort case of pericarditis due to in a patient with angiosarcoma of the pericardium
publisher SAGE Publishing
series European Journal of Inflammation
issn 1721-727X
publishDate 2013-09-01
description Roseomonas gilardii is a Gram-negative slow growing coccobacillus that has been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen which can lead to infections, especially in immunocompromised and chronically ill patients. The organism is generally susceptible to carbapenems and aminoglycosides, but resistant to most of the cephalosporins. We report what we believe is the first case of a 72-year-old oncologic woman who developed a pericarditis caused by R. gilardii in Italy.
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