Does antibiotic prophylaxis prevent device infection in recipients of new or replacement pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
Antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in preventing device infections in patients receiving new or replacement pacemakers or ICDs.
This study identified several factors of risk of device infection and confirmed the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in recipients of new or replacement pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
Klug et al. (Tue,) studied this question.