Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron With Concomitant Streptococcus milleri as a Cause of Purulent Pericarditis: A Case Report.

Purulent pericarditis secondary to bacterial infections is rarely seen in the current era of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Complications tend to be higher in comparison to viral or idiopathic etiologies in cases of bacterial pericarditis. or are the more commonly identified pathogens in cases of bacterial pericarditis. We report a case of purulent pericarditis from and occurring in conjunction in a 56-year-old male. To our knowledge, there are no published case reports describing purulent pericarditis from and occurring simultaneously in the literature.