title: Enterococcus septicemia due to a pacemaker lead infection.
abstract: Pacemaker lead infections are rare but potentially life threatening. We report the case of an 80-year-old pacemaker-dependent female patient with complete heart block, who presented with subfebrile temperatures and chills due to a pacemaker lead infection by Enterococcus faecalis.
authors.affiliation: Diakonie-Krankenhaus Marburg, Department of Internal Medicine, Hebronberg, Marburg-Wehrda, Germany. Dr.S.Lamparter@dkh-wehrda.de
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamparter
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waldhans
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023341:Chills / Q000382:microbiology; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents