Diagnosis and management of infections involving implantable electrophysiologic cardiac devices

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 604-608

  Chua, J D ^a   Wilkoff, B L ^a   Lee, I ^a   Juratli, N ^a   Longworth, D L ^a   Gordon, S M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033770747     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-8-200010170-00011     Document Type: Article

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