Infectious endocarditis associated with a permanent pacemaker lead

Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2014 Jun;15(3):349-50. doi: 10.1089/sur.2013.084. Epub 2014 May 8.

Authors

Gabriel Pérez Baztarrica¹, Flavio Salvaggio, Flavio Rotryng, Norberto Blanco, Alejandro Botbol, Rafael Porcile

Affiliation

¹ 1 Faculty of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital of the Universidad Abierta Interamericana , Buenos Aires, Argentina .

PMID: 24810543
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2013.084

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacteremia / complications
Bacteremia / diagnosis
Bacteremia / microbiology
Bacteremia / pathology
Candida tropicalis / isolation & purification
Candidemia / diagnosis
Candidemia / microbiology
Candidemia / pathology
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis / diagnosis*
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis / pathology*
Female
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology*
Staphylococcal Infections / complications
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology