title: Current Management of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections by Infectious Disease Specialists.
abstract: Management guidelines for cardiac implantable electronic device infections exist, but practice patterns of infectious disease (ID) specialists are not well known. We found that while many ID specialist practices mirror existing guidelines, a combination of complete device removal and prolonged antimicrobial therapy is favored when Staphylococcus aureus is involved.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases.|Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Stephen Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Emerging Infections Network, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Beekmann
authors.affiliation: Emerging Infections Network, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Polgreen
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D047548:Defibrillators / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013038:Specialization; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: cardiac implantable electronic device; device-related infection; infectious disease specialists