V. Turkisher et al., SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF AN INFECTED IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR WITH ORAL ANTIBIOTICS AND WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE, PACE, 20(9), 1997, pp. 2268-2270
Infection of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator developed 2 wee
ks after implantation, presenting with fever, swelling, redness, and t
enderness of the skin above the generator site. A cloxacillin resistan
t coagulase-negative staphylococcus rr as repeatedly cultured from the
abdominal wall pocket fluid. The infection rt as successfully treated
with a combination of two antibiotics, fusidic acid and rifampin, giv
en orally for 3 months. Although the device was not removed, infection
did not recur during a 24-month follow-up.