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A common pathogen in an uncommon site: coronary artery stent meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Introduction. Coronary artery stents are an uncommon site for infection. Only a handful of case reports describe this condition, and Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent pathogen. Although rare, coronary stent infections are associated with a high mortality rate. Case presentation. We describe...

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Autores principales: Shafer, Krystle, Toma, Catalin, Galdys, Alison
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5642999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29114392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005110