Merit P. George

TL;DR: Compared with CIED infections caused by GPB, those due to GNB are more likely to present with pocket infection, and oral antibiotic drug therapy may be a reasonable option in select cases of pocket infections due toGNB.

TL;DR: Infectious versus non-infectious lead echodensities could not be reliably distinguished on the basis of size, mobility, and general shape descriptors obtained from a retrospective blinded TEE examination without knowledge of clinical and microbiological parameters.

TL;DR: Among patients with pseudogout as well as in those with PJI, the first dose of antibiotics should not be given before sampling for synovial culture, which raises concern for antibiotic overuse.

TL;DR: Out of the 3 clusters, the presence of a cluster B PD diagnosis was most significantly associated with poorer depression outcomes at 6-month follow-up, including reduced remission rates and increased risk for PDS.

TL;DR: Patients with CIED pocket infection who meet systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria and/or are hypotensive at admission are more likely to have underlying BSI and should be started on empiric antibiotics after blood cultures are obtained.