The role of chronic suppressive antibiotics therapy in superficial drive line infection relapse of left ventricular assist devices: A retrospective cohort from a tertiary care center.

Yasir Hamad Merilda O Blanco-Guzman Margaret A Olsen Xiaowen Wang Justin M Vader Amanda K Verma Erik R Dubberke

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2021)

CSA therapy was associated with delayed time to DLI relapse but no significant difference in the proportion of patients with relapse. A prospective study is needed to examine the effect of suppression on relapse rates.

Keyphrases

free survival
left ventricular
tertiary care
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
bone marrow
aortic stenosis
cell therapy
aortic valve
percutaneous coronary intervention
ejection fraction
drug induced