Abstract
Implantable cardiac devices, including cardiac pacemakers, are not without risk for infection, carrying a mortality and morbidity of around 5-15%. Gram positive organisms are most common in 91% of cases, whereas gram negative organisms are less common, found in 2% of cases secondary to gram negative organisms other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, we present a rare case of the gram-negative organism Proteus mirabilis leading to a pacemaker site infection.
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Colantonio, Mark A.; Hartzell D.O, Michelle; and Shannon D.O., Brooke
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"Proteus Mirabilis: An Unlikely Device-Related Infection,"
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 15:
Iss.
1, Article 18.
DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1440
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.gbmc.org/jchimp/vol15/iss1/18
