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Sonication of heart valves detects more bacteria in infective endocarditis

Optimal antimicrobial treatment of infective endocarditis requires identification and susceptibility patterns of pathogens. Sonication of explanted heart valves could increase the identification and culture of pathogens, as shown in prosthetic joint and pacemaker/ICD infections. We tested 26 explant...

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Autores principales: Gomes, Anna, van Oosten, Marleen, Bijker, Kasper L. B., Boiten, Kathleen E., Salomon, Elisa N., Rosema, Sigrid, Rossen, John W. A., Natour, Ehsan, Douglas, Yvonne L., Kampinga, Greetje A., van Assen, Sander, Sinha, Bhanu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6113321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30154489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31029-w