Campylobacter fetus infection of an internal cardioverter defibrillator

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 258-259

  Ahmar, Walid ^a   Johnson, Douglas ^a   Richards, Michael ^a   Strathmore, Neil ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Campylobacter fetus; Implantable cardiac defibrillator

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE INDUCED POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNAL CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PROPHYLAXIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 38849087991     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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