Sonication of explanted cardiac implants improves microbial detection in cardiac device infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 496-502

  Oliva, Alessandra ^a   Nguyen, Bich Lien ^b   Mascellino, Maria T ^a   D'Abramo, Alessandra ^a   Iannetta, Marco ^a   Ciccaglioni, Antonio ^b   Vullo, Vincenzo ^a   Mastroianni, Claudio M ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; DAPTOMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BREVUNDIMONAS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTRODE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL LOAD; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SONICATION;

EID: 84873039899     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02230-12     Document Type: Article

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