Open AccessCardiac Device Infection due toStreptococcus pneumoniae
Author(s) -
Theresa T. Liu,
Pablo B. Nery,
David Birnie,
Peter Jessamine,
Kathryn N. Suh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2012/927958
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , pneumococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Cardiac device infections (CDIs) are recognized complications of device implantation. Most CDIs are caused by skin flora but can also result from hematogenous seeding of the device. A case involving Streptococcus pneumoniae CDI, which is rare, potentially vaccine preventable and may not be associated with overt antecedent pneumococcal infection, is reported.
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