Cardioverter-lead electrode infection due to Corynebacterium amycolatum

Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Dec;27(6):1553-4. doi: 10.1086/517754.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Corynebacterium / genetics
  • Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
  • Corynebacterium Infections / etiology*
  • Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / microbiology
  • Electrodes / microbiology
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S