title: Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rare cause of device-associated endocarditis.
abstract: Intravascular infections involving implanted pacemakers and defibrillators are being seen with increasing frequency. This report describes a case of intravascular infection of an implanted defibrillator with Klebsiella pneumoniae, an unusual pathogen for pacemaker or defibrillator infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and the George F. Wahlen Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Utah 84132-2401, USA. rakesh.pai@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Rakesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: T Scott
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Macgregor
authors.forename: Moeen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abedin
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology