Microbiology of Cardiac Device Infections in a Tertiary Hospital

Authors

  • Eleni Belesiotou Evagelismos Hospital, Athens
  • Efstathia Perivolioti Evagelismos Hospital. Athens
  • Martha Nepka Evagelismos Hospital, Athens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2015/hc.v7i1%20Sup.497

Keywords:

implantable cardiac device infection, pacemaker, implantable defibrillator, endocarditis

Abstract

A cardiac device (CD) infection is a very important challenge for cardiology and clinical microbiology specialists, because of the increasing use of implantable CDs. Several host- and procedure-related factors increase the risk of CD infection.  A CD infection commonly involves a permanent pacemaker (PPM) or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device, which like any other foreign body can become infected. Cardiac device infection may be a primary infection when the device and/or pocket itself is the source of infection, usually due to contamination at the time of implant or a secondary infection due to bacteremia from a different source contaminating the leads and/or the device and/or the pocket... (excerpt)

Author Biography

Eleni Belesiotou, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens

Specialty: Cardiology

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Published

2012-04-11

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 Sup (2012)

Section

ATHENS CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 2012

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