Pacemaker endocarditis during 18 years in Göteborg

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 674-679

  Rundström, Hanna ^a   Kennergren, Charles ^a   Andersson, Rune ^a   Alestig, Kjell ^a   Hogevik, Harriet ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; REINFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4644295621     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410022611     Document Type: Article

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