Prosthetic endocarditis treated by repeated heart transplantation: Report of a successful case

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1171-1173

  Huang, H H ^a   Chuang, Y C ^a   Lee, K C ^a   Sue, S H ^a   Chang, C Y ^a   Wei, J ^a  

^a CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCARDITIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; REOPERATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860703108     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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