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Pacemaker pocket infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was associated with sepsis in a patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
This case report highlights a rare instance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing pacemaker pocket infection and septicemia.
Infection of an implanted intracardiac lead (cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator) is a rare occurrence but is associated with a poor prognosis, and fatal outcomes are related to delays in diagnosis and treatment.1 We report herein a case of pacemaker pocket infection associated with sepsis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Nandhakumar et al. (2007) studied this question. Pacemaker pocket infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was associated with sepsis in a patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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