An unusual case of fungal ball on implantable cardioverter defibrillator wire and literature review

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) includes pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). The device infection is classified into pocket and systemic infection. We present a case of candida fungemia secondary to dissemination from the fungal ball found on an ICD. Patient wa...

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Main Authors: Hiba Rauf, Waqas Ullah, Sohaib Roomi, Asrar Ahmad, Yasar Sattar, Zain Ali, Neethu Gopisetti
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Assuntos:
fungal infection
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
cardiac device infection
candida
fungal ball
Acceso en liña:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1772669
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