Open AccessPrevention of pacemaker infections with perioperative antimicrobial treatment: an in vitro study
Author(s) -
Georg Marsch,
Bakr Mashaqi,
Karin Burgwitz,
Theodosios Bisdas,
L. Knigina,
Meike Stiesch,
Axel Haverich,
C. Kuehn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eut222
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , staphylococcus epidermidis , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , genetics
The antimicrobial treatment of pacemaker casings with antiseptics (povidone-iodine or octenidine dihydrochloride) or antibiotics (vancomycin, daptomycin, cefuroxime, Tazobac, or nebacetin) was analysed in vitro for its biocompatibility and efficacy in preventing the bacterial adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli to cardiac-implantable electrophysiological devices (CIEDs).
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