Observational studyMedicine2019
Cardiac implantable electronic device infections: Observational data from a tertiary care center in Lebanon.
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- Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection and New Insights About Correlation Between Pro-inflammatory Markers and Heart Failure: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Prevention of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Strategies for surface coatings of implantable cardiac medical devices.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
- The Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Caves-International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Brucella cardiac implantable electronic device infection: A single-center case series.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Postimplantation pocket hematoma increases risk of cardiac implantable electronic device infection: A meta-analysis.Journal of arrhythmia · 2021Article
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Treatment in Early Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Infection.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2021Observational
- Staphylococcal Biofilms: Challenges and Novel Therapeutic Perspectives.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- A case of Kytococcus schroeteri prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 infection.Indian journal of medical microbiologyArticle
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Abstract
With increasing rates of device implantation, there is an increased recognition of device infection. We conducted a retrospective observational study in a tertiary care center in Lebanon, with data collected from medical records of patients presenting with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection from 2000 to 2017 with the purpose of identifying etiologies, risk factors and other parameters, and comparing them to available data from the rest of the world. We identified a total of 22 CIED infections. The most common microbial etiologies, including involvement in polymicrobial infection, were coagulase-negative staphylococci (45.5%) and Staphylococcus aureus (22.7%). Rare cases of Brucella melitensis, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, and Kytococcus schroeteri device infection were seen. Heart failure was seen in 77.3% of patients, hypertension in 68.2%, and chronic kidney disease in 50%. Skin changes were the most common presenting symptoms (86.4%). Antibiotics were given to all patients and all had their devices removed, with 36.4% undergoing new device implantation. This is the first study of CIED infections in Lebanon and the Middle East. Local epidemiology and occupational exposure must be considered while contemplating the microbial etiology of infection. Close monitoring after device implantation is important in preventing device infection that carries high risk of morbidity and mortality.
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