RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1175827617
T1 Cardiac Infections
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260116717
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175827617
RD 2024/04/19
AB Cardiac  infections  are  severe,  life-threatening  infections  in  many  cases.  The  heart  valves  (endocardium),  myocardium,  and  pericardium  can  all  be  infected.  In  addition,  infection  of  cardiac  devices  (pacemakers,  defibrillators)  is  becoming  more  frequently  diagnosed  with  their  increase  in  use.  Diagnosis  of  cardiac  infection  can  be  challenging  and  usually  requires  a  combination  of  microbiologic  testing  and  cardiac  imaging.  Treatment  often  requires  antimicrobial  therapy  but  may  also  require  surgical  management  for  cure.