What parameters should be taken into consideration when managing patients with bloodstream infection and no localizing evidence of CIED infection?
Parameters that should be taken into consideration when managing patients with bloodstream infection and no localizing evidence of CIED infection include: (1) Relapsing bacteremia after a course of appropriate antibiotic therapy; (2) if there is no other identified source for bacteremia; (3) if bacte- remia persists more than 24 hours; (4) if the CIED is an ICD; (5) presence of a prosthetic cardiac valve; and (6) bacteremia within 3 months of device placement.