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SUBMITTER: Polewczyk A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295258 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Polewczyk Anna A Jacheć Wojciech W Segreti Luca L Bongiorni Maria Grazia MG Kutarski Andrzej A
Scientific reports 20210721 1
The specific role of the various pathogens causing cardiac implantable electronic devices-(CIEDs)-related infections requires further understanding. The data of 1241 patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction because of lead-related infective endocarditis (LRIE-773 patients) and pocket infection (PI-468 patients) in two high-volume centers were analyzed. Clinical course and long-term prognosis according to the pathogen were assessed. Blood and generator pocket cultures were most often posit ...[more]