| Literature DB >> 27358347 |
Stephen Y Liang1,2, Susan E Beekmann3, Philip M Polgreen3, David K Warren1.
Abstract
Management guidelines for cardiac implantable electronic device infections exist, but practice patterns of infectious disease (ID) specialists are not well known. We found that while many ID specialist practices mirror existing guidelines, a combination of complete device removal and prolonged antimicrobial therapy is favored when Staphylococcus aureus is involved.Entities:
Keywords: cardiac implantable electronic device; device-related infection; infectious disease specialists
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27358347 PMCID: PMC5853587 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079