title: Pacemaker wire infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Post-operative reactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is a recognized complication of surgery. We report a case of reactivation TB involving pacemaker wires and review the literature on surgical site TB infections following cardiac surgery to examine the clinical features and outcomes of this rare but important presentation of TB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kestler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reves
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belknap
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence; D012293:Rifampin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin; C018421:rifapentine