title: Relapsing brucellosis related to pacemaker infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Microbiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. miragliotta@midim.uniba.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miragliotta
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mosca
authors.forename: Giambattista
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tantimonaco
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Nittis
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Antonetti
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Taranto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence