Peter Wallenhorst, Joshua Rutland, John Gurley, Maya Guglin
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Abstract
The use is reported of the AngioVac system to resolve a case of persistent bacteremia in the setting of MRSA tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. The infection was secondary to intravenous drug use in a patient who had failed multiple antibiotic regimens and was deemed a poor surgical candidate.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease (ISSN 0966-8519) is the official journal of The Society for Heart Valve Disease. It is indexed/abstracted by Index Medicus, Medline, Medlar, PubMed, Science Citation Index, Scisearch, Research Alert, Biomedical Products, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine. It is issued bi-monthly in one indexed volume by ICR Publishers Ltd., Crispin House, 12A South Approach, Moor Park, Northwood HA6 2ET, United Kingdom. This paper meets the requirements of ANSI standard Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).