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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2026

Bloodstream Infections Among Veterans With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Source Identification and Intervention Strategies.

Dipandita Basnet, Samuel Golenbock, Judith M Strymish, Hillary J Mull, Rebecca P Lamkin, Marlena Shin, Kimberly Harvey, Adolf W Karchmer, Westyn Branch-Elliman

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05020418 (Promoting De-Implementation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use in Cardiac Device Procedures By Expanding Audit and Feedback), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Promoting De-Implementation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use in Cardiac Device Procedures By Expanding Audit and Feedback

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2023 to 2025Enrolled5,469ConditionsAntibiotics Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic UseArmsChart Review
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Dipandita BasnetCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9222-2710
Samuel GolenbockCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Judith M StrymishDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-0639
Hillary J MullCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Rebecca P LamkinCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-0924
Marlena ShinCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-6258
Kimberly HarveyCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Adolf W KarchmerDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-6395
Westyn Branch-EllimanCenter for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), and Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-5124

Funding

HSRD VA I01 HX003234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bloodstream infection in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is not uncommon. Among veterans with CIEDs from 2018 to 2023, 4.7% (1893 of 40 243) developed bacteremia. CIED involvement was identified in 305 patients. Factors associated with increased risk of CIED involvement included known infection of other devices and a diagnosis of endocarditis; urinary tract infection was associated with decreased risk.

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bloodstream infectioncardiovascular deviceinfection surveillance and stewardship

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PMID41737048
PMCPMC12926612

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