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Case Reports
. 2006 May;29(5):540-2.
doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00390.x.

Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rare cause of device-associated endocarditis

Rakesh K Pai  1 , T Scott Wall, John F Macgregor, Moeen Abedin, Roger A Freedman
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Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rare cause of device-associated endocarditis

Rakesh K Pai et al. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2006 May.

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.

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