Sternectomy and Sternum Reconstruction for Infection After Cardiac Surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1680-1681

  Iarussi, Teodorico ^a   Marolla, Alessandro ^a   Pardolesi, Alessandro ^a   Patea, Rosa Lucia ^a   Camplese, Pierpaolo ^a   Sacco, Rocco ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RECURRENCE; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 53849143968     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.084     Document Type: Article

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