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Ital Heart J
; 6(7): 612-3, 2005 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16274028
ABSTRACT
Infection is a serious complication following pacemaker implantation. Usually it results from normal flora of the skin or from Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus spp., Enterococcus spp. We report here a case suggesting that Brucella melitensis is able to persist around pacemaker device being a cause of relapsing brucellosis.