| Autor: |
Zachary S. Bernstein, James J. Vaillant, Hector I. Michelena, Sorin V. Pislaru, Daniel C. DeSimone |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
IDCases, Vol 32, Iss , Pp e01745- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2214-2509 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01745 |
| Popis: |
We present the first case of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection due to Neisseria cinerea in a 64-year-old woman from Panama. She had a history of splenectomy, aortic valve stenosis requiring transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and permanent pacemaker placement. She presented with relapsing N. cinerea bacteremia over a 3-month period. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a lead vegetation in the superior vena cava. She was successfully treated with pacemaker removal and 2 weeks of IV antibiotic therapy. N. cinerea is an aerobic gram-negative commensal diplococcus typically found in the human nasopharynx. Infection in humans is rare with few case reports in the literature. |
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