The treatment of patients with infected implantable cardioverter- defibrillator systems

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-129

  O'Nunain, S ^a   Perez, I ^a   Roelke, M ^a   Osswald, S ^a   McGovern, B A ^a   Brooks, D R ^a   Torchiana, D F ^a   Vlahakes, G J ^a   Ruskin, J ^a   Garan, H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 18244420182     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70407-0     Document Type: Article

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