Diagnosis of Pacemaker Lead Infection Using Transoesophageal Echocardiography: A Case Report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-100

  Tan, H H ^b   Ling, L H ^a   Ng, W L ^b   Cheng, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Lead infection; Pacemaker; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0033643914     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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