Bacterial endocarditis after cardiac catheterization

J. W. Mason; R. M. Rossen; T. Colby; D. C. Harrison

doi:10.1378/chest.70.2.293

Bacterial endocarditis after cardiac catheterization

J. W. Mason, R. M. Rossen, T. Colby, D. C. Harrison

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Bacterial endocarditis is a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. The authors present the history of a patient who developed fatal, acute bacterial endocarditis following diagnostic cardiac catheterization. The implications regarding antibiotic prophylaxis and catheterization technique are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	293-296
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chest
Volume	70
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.70.2.293
State	Published - 1976

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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