A case of permanent pacemaker lead infection

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 649-652

  Simon, Caterina ^a   Capuano, Fabio ^a   Roscitano, Antonino ^a   Sinatra, Riccardo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROPENEM; TEICOPLANIN;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 54849392300     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1327     Document Type: Article

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