Infective endocarditis following implantation of amplatzer atrial septal occluder

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-169

  Balasundaram, Ram Prakash ^a   Anandaraja, S ^a   Juneja, Rajnish ^a   Choudhary, Shiv Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amplatzer septal occluder; Atrial septal defect; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; AMPLATZER SEPTAL OCCLUDER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHILD; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 22244470714     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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