The Risk of Cardiac Device-Related Infection in Bacteremic Patients Is Species Specific: Results of a 12-Year Prospective Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The species-specific risk of cardiac device-related infection (CDRI) among bacteremic patients is incompletely understood.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of hospitalized patients from October 2002 to December 2014 with a cardiac device (CD) and either Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) or Gram-negative bacteremia (GNB). Cardiac devices were defined as either prosthetic heart valves (PHVs), including valvular support rings, permanent pacemakers (PPMs)/automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (AICDs), or left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).

Results

During the study period, a total of 284 patients with ≥1 CD developed either SAB (n = 152 patients) or GNB (n = 132 patients). Among the 284 patients, 150 (52.8%) had PPMs/A

SUBMITTER: Maskarinec SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570037 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature