Pacemaker pocket infection due to acremonium species.
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.
Kouvousis
Nicolaos
N
Department of Cardiology, Athens General Hospital, Greece.
Lazaros
George
G
Christoforatou
Evangellia
E
Deftereos
Spiridon
S
Petropoulou-Milona
Dimitra
D
Lelekis
Moyssis
M
Zacharoulis
Apostolos
A
D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole