Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rare cause of device-associated endocarditis

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2006 May;29(5):540-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00390.x.

Abstract

Intravascular infections involving implanted pacemakers and defibrillators are being seen with increasing frequency. This report describes a case of intravascular infection of an implanted defibrillator with Klebsiella pneumoniae, an unusual pathogen for pacemaker or defibrillator infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications*
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
  • Rare Diseases / complications
  • Rare Diseases / etiology