title: Infected mass on cardiac defibrillator lead.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. l-ilkhanoff@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ilkhanoff
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D057787:Staphylococcus lugdunensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*