Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pacemaker endocarditis in a patient with d-transposition of the great arteries after atrial switch procedure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Rostoff, Pawel ^a   Paradowski, Andrzej ^a   Gackowski, Andrzej ^a   Konduracka, Ewa ^a   El Massri, Nader ^a   Gajos, Grzegorz ^a   Pfitzner, Roman ^a   Drwila, Rafal ^a   Sadowski, Jerzy ^a   Piwowarska, Wieslawa ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infection; Pacemaker endocarditis; Resistance; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; THORACOTOMY;

ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649957990     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.164     Document Type: Article

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