Recurrent Neisseria cinerea bacteremia secondary to cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection

We present the first case of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection due to Neisseria cinerea in a 64-year-old woman from Panama. She had a history of splenectomy, aortic valve stenosis requiring transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and permanent pacemaker placement. She pre...

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Päätekijät: Zachary S. Bernstein, James J. Vaillant, Hector I. Michelena, Sorin V. Pislaru, Daniel C. DeSimone
Aineistotyyppi: Artikkeli
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Sarja:IDCases
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Linkit:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923000690
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Yhteenveto:We present the first case of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection due to Neisseria cinerea in a 64-year-old woman from Panama. She had a history of splenectomy, aortic valve stenosis requiring transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and permanent pacemaker placement. She presented with relapsing N. cinerea bacteremia over a 3-month period. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a lead vegetation in the superior vena cava. She was successfully treated with pacemaker removal and 2 weeks of IV antibiotic therapy. N. cinerea is an aerobic gram-negative commensal diplococcus typically found in the human nasopharynx. Infection in humans is rare with few case reports in the literature.
ISSN:2214-2509