Positive microbiological findings
| Complication | Case | Organism | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infection | 1 | S epidermidis | Wound |
| 2 | S epidermidis | Blood culture | |
| 3 | S epidermidis | Blood culture & electrode tip (septicaemia) | |
| 4 | S aureus | Pus in pocket | |
| 5 | S xylous | Blood culture | |
| 6 | Enterobacter | Pus in pocket | |
| 7 | Proteus mirabilis | Wound | |
| Acinetobacter | Wound | ||
| 8 | Aerococcus viridans | Blood culture | |
| Micrococcus spp | Valve | ||
| Str viridans | Tip of temporary pacing lead (mitral valve endocarditis) | ||
| Infection and erosion | 9 | S aureus | Wound |
| 10 | Clostridium fallox | Wound | |
| Infection and fibrosis | 11 | S epidermidis | |
| Erosion and infection | 12 | Ps aeruginosa | Wound and electrode tip |
| 13 | Enterobacter agglomerus | Electrode tip | |
| Klebsiella | Wound | ||
| 14 | S epidermidis | Electrode tip | |
| 15 | S epidermidis | Electrode tip | |
| 16 | S epidermidis | Blood culture | |
| 17 | S epidermidis | Pus from eroded lead | |
| 18 | S epidermidis | Electrode tip | |
| E coli | Wound | ||
| Wound never healed | 19 | S aureus | Wound |
| Enterococci | Wound |
All the positive microbiological findings among the patients in the study are shown. The complication in the left column was that recorded by the patients’ physicians.