Pacemaker infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: Further experience [4]

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 118-

  Wai, On Tam ^a   Wing, Wai Yew ^a   Wing, Cheong Yam ^b   Kwok, Yung Yuen ^b   Poon, Chuen Wong ^a   Tak, Fu Tse ^c  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD CULTURE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDIASTINITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTOTOXICITY; PANCYTOPENIA; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; WOUND INFECTION;

ACETAMIDES; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; OFLOXACIN; OXAZOLIDINONES; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33846206380     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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