Myocardial abscess with contained rupture: Successful repair

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1360-1361

  Harris, David G ^a   Rossouw, Gawie J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN;

ABSCESS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HEART RUPTURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; THORACOTOMY;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DRAINAGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035064025     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02448-6     Document Type: Article

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