Campylobacter fetus infection of an internal cardioverter defibrillator.
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.
Ahmar
Walid
W
Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Johnson
Douglas
D
Richards
Michael
M
Strathmore
Neil
N
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D005436:Floxacillin