Aspergillus pacemaker lead endocarditis

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-214

  Pillai, Jeewan ^a   Mubeen, Mohammad ^a   Chaudhari, Amit ^a   Dalmia, Basant ^a  

^a Delhi Heart and Lung Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; aspergillus fumigates; echocardiography; endocarditis; pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; PACEMAKER;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLECTOMY; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907753948     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: 18165370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492312450448     Document Type: Article

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