title: Campylobacter fetus infection of an internal cardioverter defibrillator.
abstract: Infection is a serious complication post implantation of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). We report a case of a 77-year-old man who had an ICD generator change complicated by a hematoma. The generator became infected at the time of Campylobacter fetus bacteremia. The ICD was removed and a new device was implanted without complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmar
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Strathmore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D005436:Floxacillin