Cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria

Hanish Jain; Kunal Gada; Sanjay K. Yadava; Kristopher Paolino; Ambika Eranki

doi:10.1080/08998280.2019.1611177

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria

Hanish Jain
, Kunal Gada
, Sanjay K. Yadava
, Kristopher Paolino
, Ambika Eranki

Medicine

Upstate Medical University

SUNY Upstate Medical University

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Abstract

Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, which are frequently utilized for many cardiovascular diseases, can become infected, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. This case highlights an unusual presentation of pacemaker generator pocket infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	390-391
Number of pages	2
Journal	Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2019.1611177
State	Published - Jul 3 2019

Keywords

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device
Mycobacterium fortuitum
pacemaker generator pocket infection
rapidly growing mycobacterium

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