ScienceTechyNews: Antibiotic envelope markedly cuts risk of cardiac device-related infection

Encasing cardiac devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators in an 'envelope' --a mesh sleeve embedded with antibiotics -- reduces the risk of major device-related infection by 40 percent within one year with no increase in complications, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

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