Cardiac Device Infection due to Streptococcus pneumoniae Journal Articles

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Liu, Theresa
• Nery, Pablo B
• Birnie, David
• Jessamine, Peter
• Suh, Kathryn N

status

• published 

publication date

• January 2012

has subject area

• 0605 Microbiology (FoR)
• 1108 Medical Microbiology (FoR)
• Microbiology (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology  Journal

keywords

• Cardiac device infection
• Streptococcus pneumoniae

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1155/2012/927958

start page

• 135

end page

• 136

volume

• 23

issue

• 3