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Culture-negative group B streptococcal pericarditis: A case report and literature review of the diagnostic use of polymerase chain reaction

Clinical Case Reports (2019) 7(3) 509-514
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2017
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Although conventional microbiology cultures may be negative, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can effectively identify both typical and atypical microorganisms. With careful interpretation, PCR could become the gold-standard diagnostic test for culture-negative bacterial pericarditis.

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Tsushima, T., Ishii, N., Matsuzaka, S., Armitage, K., Ohkusu, K., Cammack, I., … Serizawa, Y. (2019). Culture-negative group B streptococcal pericarditis: A case report and literature review of the diagnostic use of polymerase chain reaction. Clinical Case Reports, 7(3), 509–514. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2017

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