作者
Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, Merit P George, Sarwat Khalil, Prakhar Vijayvargiya, Omar M Abu Saleh, Paul A Friedman, James M Steckelberg, Daniel C DeSimone, Walter R Wilson, Larry M Baddour, M Rizwan Sohail
发表日期
2019/4
期刊
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
卷号
6
期号
4
页码范围
ofz084
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Generator pocket infection is the most frequent presentation of cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infection. We aim to identify predictors of underlying bloodstream infection (BSI) in patients presenting with CIED pocket infection.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed all adults with CIED pocket infection cared for at our institution from January 2005 through January 2016. The CIED pocket infection cases were then subclassified as with or without associated BSI. Variables with P values <.05 at univariate analysis were included in a multivariable model to identify independent predictors of underlying BSI.
Results
We screened 429 cases of CIED infection, and 95 met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 68 cases (71.6%) were categorized as non-BSI and 27 (28.4%) as BSI. There were no statistically significant differences in patient …
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