Cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections due to enterococcal species: Clinical features, management, and outcomes.
Timothy S OhKatherine LeLarry M BaddourM Rizwan SohailHolenarasipur R VikramMarta Hernandez-MenesesJose M MiroJordan M PrutkinArnold J GreensponRoger G CarrilloStephen B DanikChristoph K NaberElisabeth BlankChi-Hong TsengDaniel Z UslanJames E Peacocknull nullPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
Enterococci caused 4.8% of CIED infections in our cohort. Based on the late onset after device placement or manipulation, most infections were likely hematogenous in origin. IE was the most common infection syndrome. Only 67% of patients underwent device removal. At 6 months follow-up, no CIED infection relapses had occurred, but overall mortality was 24%.