title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing infection of an implantable biventricular defibrillator.
abstract: Mycobacterial infection of implantable cardiac devices is rare, and infection of pacing system components with M. tuberculosis has been reported on only three previous occasions, involving epicardial pacing systems in two cases. We report here a pocket infection with M. tuberculosis in a transvenous biventricular defibrillator.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK. mluckie@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luckie
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodhead
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garratt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*