Severe staphylococcal sepsis in patient with permanent pacemaker.
Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy. Electronic address: gicalvagna@tiscali.it.
Giuseppe Mario
GM
Calvagna
Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy.
Salvatore
S
Patanè
D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal; D004452:Echocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Pacemaker; Staphylococcal sepsis; Transvenous lead extraction; “Bongiorni” technique