Elusive Enterobacter cloacae causing pacemaker endocarditis

Elusive Enterobacter cloacae causing pacemaker endocarditis

An 80-year-old patient was admitted for fever, chills, and chest wall pain. He had a past medical history significant for heart failure with a cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker implantation. Extensive workup revealed Enterobacter cloacae endocarditis of the pacemaker leads and the mitral v...

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Main Authors: Naji Maaliki, Jorge Verdecia, Malleswari Ravi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Endocarditis
Enterobacter cloacae
Non-HACEK gram-negative rods
Cardiac implantable electronic device endocarditis
Pacemaker endocarditis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001050

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