Suppurative mediastinis after heart transplantation: Early diagnosis with ct-guided needle aspiration

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 512-514

  Bernabeu Wittel, Máximo ^a   Cisneros, José M ^a   Rodriguez Hernandez, María J ^a   Martinez, Ángel ^a   Ordonez, Antonio ^a   Martinez, Mateo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033625653     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(99)00028-5     Document Type: Letter

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