Left Ventricular Assist Device: Review of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Strategies and Incidence of Infections at a Tertiary Care Center 12-Year Experience.

Maria Alejandra Mendoza Nischal RanganathBismarck Bisono GarciaRyan W StevensBrian D LahrJohn O'HoroJohn StulakAditya S Shah

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

We report evidence supporting noninferiority, or even superiority, of the narrow-spectrum over expanded-spectrum antimicrobial prophylaxis strategy with respect to LVADI. These findings support data-driven antimicrobial prophylaxis strategies.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
staphylococcus aureus
tertiary care
risk factors