737. Timing, Microbiology, Antibiotic Use, and Financial Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections: A Prospective Case-Control Approach

BACKGROUND: Left-ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used to treat advanced heart failure, and infection is a leading complication. Although the main registries such as INTERMACS publish annual quality reports, recently they have called for more details regarding antibiotic exposure a...

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Autores principales: Ficinski, Matthew, Glassman, Shannon, Wojciechowski, Katrina J, West, Jennifer, Feitell, Scott, Lesho, Emil P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677564/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.798

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