Positive cultures in asymptomatic patients during elective device replacement: a murderer hides in the darkness or an innocent person on the crime scene?
Klug
Didier
D
Wallet
Frederic
F
Kacet
Salem
S
Courcol
René
R
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