Liang SY, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Warren DK. Current Management of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections by
Infectious Disease Specialists.
Clin Infect Dis 2016;
63:1072-1075. [PMID:
27358347 DOI:
10.1093/cid/ciw431]
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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.
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