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What does it mean if a patient with a heart pacemaker received antibiotic therapy for streptococcal bacteremia.?
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Infection prevention: Results of the present meta-analysis suggest that systemic antibiotic prophylaxis significantly reduces the incidence of potentially serious infective complications after permanent pacemaker implantation. They support the use of prophylactic antibiotics at the time of pacemaker insertion to prevent short-term pocket infection, skin erosion or septicemia.
Answered 4/22/2014
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