Long-term medical control of inflow cuff infection in a patient with a left ventricular assist system

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-60

  Saito, Shunsuke ^a   Matsumiya, Goro ^a   Sakaguchi, Taichi ^a   Fujita, Tomoyuki ^a   Kuratani, Toru ^a   Ichikawa, Hajime ^a   Sawa, Yoshiki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Left ventricular assist system; Mediastinitis; Omentopexy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LAVAGE; OMENTOPEXY; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MEDIASTINITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63549151072     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-008-0444-1     Document Type: Article

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