Pacemaker endocarditis: report of 2 cases.
Two cases of endocarditis due to placement of a pacemaker are reported. In both cases administration of intravenous antibiotic and removal of the entire pacing system was successful.
Montejo
M
M
Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, Spain.
Fernandez
M J
MJ
Grande
C
C
Aguirrebengoa
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K
D000368:Aged; D003030:Coagulase; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D003030:Coagulase