Relapsing brucellosis related to pacemaker infection.
Infection is a serious complication following pacemaker implantation. Usually it results from normal flora of the skin or from Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus spp., Enterococcus spp. We report here a case suggesting that Brucella melitensis is able to persist around pacemaker device being a cause of relapsing brucellosis.
Miragliotta
Giuseppe
G
Section of Microbiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. miragliotta@midim.uniba.it
Mosca
Adriana
A
Tantimonaco
Giambattista
G
De Nittis
Rossella
R
Antonetti
Raffaele
R
Di Taranto
Anna
A
D000368:Aged; D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence