A Turtle Disaster: Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection

Overview

Journal Open Forum Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2023 Jan 5

PMID 36601558

Authors

Ethan Brenneman

Elizabeth Keil

Sonali D Advani

Kristen Bova Campbell

Rebekah Wrenn

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Abstract

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections have high mortality and morbidity. CIED infections secondary to gram-negative pathogens are rare, and there are few data regarding their treatment. We report a case of a 60-year-old male who developed recurrent bacteremia leading to CIED infection and nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin.

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