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The oral cavity is not a primary source for implantable pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator infections

BACKGROUND: To test the hypothesis that the oral cavity is a potential source for implantable pacemaker and cardioverter defibrillators infections, the bacterial diversity on explanted rhythm heart management devices was investigated and compared to the oral microbiome. METHODS: A metagenomic approa...

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Autores principales: Eberhard, Jörg, Stumpp, Nico, Ismail, Fadi, Schnaidt, Ulrike, Heuer, Wieland, Pichlmaier, Maximilian, Kühn, Christian, Haverich, Axel, Stiesch, Meike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23575037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-73