scholarly journals Successful surgical removal of long-term implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. e92-e94
Author(s):  
Masaki Izumo ◽  
Yoshihiro J. Akashi ◽  
Ken Kongoji ◽  
Keizo Osada ◽  
Kengo Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Lead Infection ◽  
Defibrillator Lead

Intravenous Antibiotics Used in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-243
Author(s):  
Kristine Anne Scordo
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Medical Procedures ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Intravenous Antibiotics ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in medical care, the prevalence of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired MRSA has progressively increased. Community-acquired MRSA typically occurs in patients without recent illness or hospitalization, presents as acute skin and soft tissue infections, and is usually not multidrug resistant. Hospital-acquired MRSA, however, presents in patients recently hospitalized or treated in long-term care settings and in those who have had medical procedures and is usually associated with multidrug-resistant strains. Both types of infections, if not properly treated, have the potential to become invasive. This article discusses current intravenous antibiotics that are available for the empiric treatment of MRSA infections along with a newer phenomenon known as the “seesaw effect.”

Long-term complications of implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead systems

1993 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 888-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.Hossein Almassi ◽  
Gordon N. Olinger ◽  
Jule N. Wetherbee ◽  
Gary Fehl
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Defibrillator Lead
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