A Turtle Disaster: Salmonella enteritidis Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection

Ethan Brenneman; Elizabeth Keil; Sonali D Advani; Kristen Bova Campbell; Rebekah Wrenn

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofac668

A Turtle Disaster: Salmonella enteritidis Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Dec 12;9(12):ofac668. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac668. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Ethan Brenneman¹, Elizabeth Keil^{1

2}, Sonali D Advani^{2

3}, Kristen Bova Campbell¹, Rebekah Wrenn^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
² Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Abstract

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections have high mortality and morbidity. CIED infections secondary to gram-negative pathogens are rare, and there are few data regarding their treatment. We report a case of a 60-year-old male who developed recurrent Salmonella enteritidis bacteremia leading to CIED infection and nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin.

Keywords: Salmonella; antibiotic resistance; combination antibiotic therapy.