Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device–Related Infection Due to Granulicatella adiacens

Cardiac implantable electronic device–related infection is clinically challenging. Curative treatment commonly includes system removal. A case caused by Granulicatella adiacens occurred in a 32-year-old woman. Clinical course, literature review, and biofilm investigations enabled successful antibiot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sendi, Parham, Wustmann, Kerstin, Büchi, Annina E, Noti, Fabian, Klaeser, Bernd, Sonderegger, Beat, Auf der Maur, Christoph, Mercier, Thomas, Schwerzmann, Markus, Ruppen, Corinne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6467393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31008142
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz130
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Sumario:Cardiac implantable electronic device–related infection is clinically challenging. Curative treatment commonly includes system removal. A case caused by Granulicatella adiacens occurred in a 32-year-old woman. Clinical course, literature review, and biofilm investigations enabled successful antibiotic management without system removal.

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