title: Letter by Longtin et al regarding article, "Rates of and factors associated with infection in 200 909 Medicare implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implants: results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry".
authors.affiliation: Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Longtin
authors.affiliation: Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Krahn
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries