Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis before the implantation of pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  De Oliveira, Julio Cesar ^a   Martinelli, Martino ^a   D'Avila, Andre ^b   Danik, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; MEZLOCILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 70349471240     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.877076     Document Type: Letter

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