Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1029-1033

  Chamis, Anna Lisa ^a   Peterson, Gail E ^a   Cabell, Christopher H ^a   Corey, G Ralph ^a   Sorrentino, Robert A ^a   Greenfield, Ruth Ann ^a   Ryan, Thomas ^a   Reller, L Barth ^a   Fowler Jr , Vance G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Infection; Pacemakers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035964388     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3401.095097     Document Type: Article

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