European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 484-488 , October 2007

Permanent transvenous pacemaker infections: An analysis of 59 cases

  • Iago Villamil Cajoto

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Servicio de Medicina Interna Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela Choupana sn 15706 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña. Spain. Tel.: +34.981.950522; fax: +34.981.950501.
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  • Montserrat Rodríguez Framil

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Alfonso Van den Eynde Collado

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Maria José Villacián Vicedo

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Carmen Canedo Romero

      Affiliations

    • Codification Service Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Received 18 June 2006 ,Revised 17 November 2006 ,Accepted 9 February 2007.

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PII: S0953-6205(07)00143-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.02.015

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 484-488 , October 2007

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