Very late‐onset lead‐associated endocarditis

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/176479

Open AccessArticle10.1155/2011/176479

Very late‐onset lead‐associated endocarditis

Min-Soo Cho,Sung‐Hwan Kim,Gi‐Byoung Nam,Kee‐Joon Choi,You-Ho Kim-2011-01-01-Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

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Lead-associated endocarditis is a serious complication due to device implantation. The present article reports on a case involving a 57-year-old man with microbiologically and pathologically confirmed lead-associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. Transesophageal echocardiography is essential for diagnosis, and treatment usually requires appropriate antibiotics and removal of the lead.

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Lead-associated endocarditis is a serious complication due to device implantation. The present article reports on a case involving a 57-year-old man with microbiologically and pathologically confirmed lead-associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. Transesophageal echocardiography is essential for diagnosis, and treatment usually requires appropriate antibiotics and removal of the lead.

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EndocarditisMedicineComplicationLead (geology)AntibioticsSurgeryMicrobiology

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