The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries with infection of a cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) don’t have their hardware removed within 30 days, contrary to guideline recommendations, and ...

Infections associated with pacemaker or implantable defibrillator systems, even when limited to the subcutaneous pocket, generally call for removal of the pulse-generator and leads. But alternative ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sean D. Pokorney, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and member in ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s health condition deteriorated after she underwent a procedure to remove fluid from her left knee at SSKM Hospital in September, sources in the state-run hospital said ...

A Florida man says a fecal transplant helped save his life after he contracted an infection following a standard operation. Douglas Lee, from Hillsborough, had his wisdom teeth removed a few years ago ...