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- Title
Treatment of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection with Daptomycin.
- Authors
JEBRAN, AHMAD F.; POPOV, ARON F.; ZENKER, DIETER; BIRETA, CHRISTIAN; RAJARUTHNAM, DIRENDRA; FRIEDRICH, MARTIN; SCHOENDUBE, FRIEDRICH A.
- Abstract
We describe a case of 83-year-old man who was admitted to our department for treatment of recurrent device-pocket infections. Our report shows that in a case of high-risk patient with a complicated cardiac implantable electric devices infection involving multidrug-resistent gram-positive pathogen, the application of daptomycin in combination with staged surgical therapy can be efficient and safe.
- Subjects
HEART block; CARDIAC pacemakers; PEPTIDE antibiotics; STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2012, Vol 35, Issue 4, pe95
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03163.x