title: Nosocomial infective endocarditis due to a retained guide wire.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila. namalw@dialogsl.net
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weerasuriya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Indrakumar
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Kamaladasa
authors.forename: U C L
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Hewage
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*