Pacemaker Pocket Infection Due to Acremonium Species

Overview

Journal Pacing Clin Electrophysiol

Date 2002 May 7

PMID 11990673

Citations 2

Authors

Nicolaos Kouvousis

George Lazaros

Evangellia Christoforatou

Spiridon Deftereos

Moyssis Lelekis

Apostolos Zacharoulis

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Abstract

Fungal infections involving the pacemaker pocket after pacemaker implantation procedure are extremely rare. This report describes the case of a 53-year-old woman with pacemaker pocket infection due to acremonium species. The authors emphasize that this patient did not have any predisposing factors to fungal infections.

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