Usefulness of sonication in the microbiological diagnosis of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections: systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

Abstract Background Multiple studies have demonstrated the utility of sonication to improve culture yield in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections. Objective To analyze the usefulness of sonication in the microbiological diagnosis of CIED infections in comparis...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Martín-Gutiérrez, Carlos Martín-Pérez, José Manuel Ortiz-de la Rosa, Encarnación Gutiérrez-Carretero, Arístides de Alarcón, José Antonio Lepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00753-9