Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis
Lead-associated endocarditis is a serious complication due to device implantation. The present article reports on a case involving a 57-year-old man with microbiologically and pathologically confirmed lead-associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. Transesophageal echocardiography is...
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| author | Min-Soo Cho Sung-Hwan Kim Gi-Byoung Nam Kee-Joon Choi You-Ho Kim |
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| description | Lead-associated endocarditis is a serious complication due to device implantation. The present article reports on a case involving a 57-year-old man with microbiologically and pathologically confirmed lead-associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. Transesophageal echocardiography is essential for diagnosis, and treatment usually requires appropriate antibiotics and removal of the lead. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fc36368fb0b404f8a9f0dae084fe3c42025-02-03T05:49:41ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322011-01-0122414714810.1155/2011/176479Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditisMin-Soo Cho0Sung-Hwan Kim1Gi-Byoung Nam2Kee-Joon Choi3You-Ho Kim4Department of Cardiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaLead-associated endocarditis is a serious complication due to device implantation. The present article reports on a case involving a 57-year-old man with microbiologically and pathologically confirmed lead-associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. Transesophageal echocardiography is essential for diagnosis, and treatment usually requires appropriate antibiotics and removal of the lead.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/176479 |
| spellingShingle | Min-Soo Cho Sung-Hwan Kim Gi-Byoung Nam Kee-Joon Choi You-Ho Kim Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis |
| title_full | Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis |
| title_fullStr | Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis |
| title_short | Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis |
| title_sort | very late onset lead associated endocarditis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/176479 |
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