Antibiotic prophylaxis for permanent pacemaker implantation: A meta- analysis

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1796-1801

  Da Costa, Antoine ^c   Kirkorian, Gilbert ^c   Cucherat, Michel ^c   Delahaye, François ^c   Chevalier, Philippe ^c   Cerisier, Alexis ^c   Isaaz, Karl ^b   Touboul, Paul ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c Hop Cardiovasculaire et P ^*

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Pacemakers; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFAZEDONE; CEFAZOLIN; CLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUMOXIL; ISOPENICILLIN N; NEOMYCIN; PLACEBO; POLYMYXIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SEPTICEMIA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032510664     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.18.1796     Document Type: Article

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