Reoperation for composite graft infection after aortic root replacement

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 490-493

  Murayama, Hirokazu ^a   Asano, Soichi ^a   Yanai, Momoko ^a   Yamamoto, Masaki ^a   Tatsuno, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a CHIBA CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite graft infection; Redo aortic root replacement

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA ROOT; AORTA ROOT REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPOSITE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; REOPERATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 26644474956     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-005-0093-8     Document Type: Article

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