title: ICD infections: why they're rising and what you can do. Risks from cardiac device implantation are low, but subsequent procedures to extract leads or make other changes raise the odds of an infection.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents