Pacemaker infection secondary to burkholderia pseudomallei.
Infection is a relatively rare but devastating complication of intracardiac device implantation. Burkholderia pseudomallei is the organism which causes melioidosis, an endemic and lethal infection in the tropics. We describe a case of pacemaker infection secondary to Burkholderia pseudomallei, which was treated by explantation of the device and appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Zainal Abidin
Imran
I
Cardiology Unit, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Syed Tamin
Syahidah
S
Huat Tan
Lian
L
Chong
Wei Peng
WP
Azman
Wan
W
D000368:Aged; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*