title: An unusual etiological agent of implantable cardioverter device endocarditis: Corynebacterium mucifaciens.
abstract: Cardiac pacing devices and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are becoming the mainstay of therapy in cardiology and infective endocarditis (IE) and pocket infection; however, these devices require careful monitoring. Here, we describe a case of a 68-year-old female with an ICD presenting with a previously unknown etiological agent of IE, Corynebacterium mucifaciens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovasculer Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: adnankaya@ymail.com.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovasculer Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Ilker
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tekkesin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovasculer Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalenderoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovasculer Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Taha
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Corynebacterium mucifaciens; Endocarditis; Implantable cardioverter device