Treatment strategy for infections in patients with permanent pacemakers

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-197

  Morishita, Atsushi ^a   Shimakura, Tadayuki ^a   Nonoyama, Masaki ^a   Takasaki, Taiichi ^a  

^a Fukuyama Cardiovascular Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infection after pacemaker implantation; Irrigation with function water; Palliative one stage operation; Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005166325     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02479893     Document Type: Article

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