Cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator pocket infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum: a case report and review of the literature

Cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator pocket infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background With the rising utilization of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), infections secondary to device implantation are increasingly encountered. Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are usually the predominant causative organisms. A CIED infec...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhu, Qingluan Yang, Junjie Pan, Haiming Shi, Bo Jin, Qiying Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices infection
Rapid growing nontuberculous mycobacteria
M. Fortuitum
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1028-0

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