title: A study of unusual pacemaker infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in Indian patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The expanding clinical indications of cardiac rhythm management have led to an increased use of pacemaker implantation which is associated with increased incidence of pacemaker infections. Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis account for the vast majority of pacemaker infections. Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is very rare, only few cases having been reported till date.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe here a study of three patients of pacemaker pocket infection with M. tuberculosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The possibility of mycobacterial pacemaker infection should always be kept in mind in patients with delayed pacemaker infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Cardiology unit), Sri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, U.P., India.
authors.forename: Amresh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences Bareilly, U.P., India.
authors.forename: Tanu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agrawal
keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pacemaker Infection