The emergence of Staphylococcus aureus as the primary cause of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis.
Jean-Marie UrienChristophe CamusChristophe LeclercqLoren DejoiesPhilippe MaboRaphael MartinsSarrah BoukthirFrançois BénézitNathalie BeharMatthieu RevestSylvain BodiJulien BilaErwan DonalPierre TattevinPublished in: Infection (2021)
S. aureus has emerged as the primary cause of CIED-IE. Left-sided endocarditis, COPD, pathogens other than CoNS, and no CIED removal/reimplantation are independent risk factors for one-year mortality.