title: Glomerulonephritis triggered by a chronically infected left ventricular assist device.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: tsaritas@ukaachen.de.
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saritas
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brandenburg
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Federico
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hermann-Josef
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gröne
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany; Center for Rare Diseases, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Floege
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany; Center for Rare Diseases, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus-Johannes
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moza
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology