Infections associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices are misunderstood

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-354

  Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051725868     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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