Undertreatment and overtreatment of patients with infected antiarrhythmic implantable devices

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 504-509

  Molina, J Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PACEMAKER; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031050115     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01033-8     Document Type: Article

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