title: Positive cultures in asymptomatic patients during elective device replacement: a murderer hides in the darkness or an innocent person on the crime scene?
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kacet
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Courcol
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors