Patient Report and Review of Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infection after Cardiac Device Implantation
Mycobacterial infections resulting from cardiac implantable electronic devices are rare, but as more devices are implanted, these organisms are increasingly emerging as causes of early-onset infections. We report a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pocket and associated bloodstr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-0584_article |