Microbial diagnosis of infection and colonization of cardiac implantable electronic devices by use of sonication

Microbial diagnosis of infection and colonization of cardiac implantable electronic devices by use of sonication

Objectives: The clinical utility of sonication as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for the microbial diagnosis of cardiac implantable device-associated infections (CIDAIs) was investigated. Methods: The implants of 83 subjects were investigated, 15 with a CIDAI and 68 without a clinical infection. Clin...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Cantarim Inacio, Giselle Burlamaqui Klautau, Maria Aparecida S. Murça, Cely Barreto da Silva, Stanley Nigro, Luiz Antonio Rivetti, Wilson Lopes Pereira, Mauro Jose Costa Salles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sonication
Cardiac implantable electronic devices
Biofilm
Colonization
Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121500185X

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