Management of infected pacemakers and implantable cardioverter- defibrillators [5]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 509-510

  Sohail, M R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRICUSPID VALVE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249815084     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01415.x     Document Type: Letter

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