Fatal Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Patient With an Aortic Endostent Under Alirocumab

PURPOSE: Aortic stent-graft infection (SGI) entails a high mortality. Alirocumab is a monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), approved for treatment of therapy-refractory hypercholesterolemia. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 might play a role in in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stöllberger, Claudia, Mertikian, Gerard, Stahl, Dorit, Finsterer, Josef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31695403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178633719885387

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31695403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178633719885387

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