Relapsing bacteremia in patients with ventricular assist device: An emergent complication of extended circulatory support

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 96-101

  Vilchez, Regis A ^a   McEllistrem, M Catherine ^b   Harrison, Lee H ^b   McCurry, Kenneth R ^a   Kormos, Robert L ^a   Kusne, Shimon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NAFCILLIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOLLOW UP; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELAPSE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034934842     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02690-X     Document Type: Article

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