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Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 75 adults with definite CIED infection after case-by-case diagnostic re-adjudication, comprising 61 patients with localized pocket infection and 14 with systemic infection. Exploratory univariable and Firth penalized logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations with systemic infection. Results: Of 75 patients with definite CIED infection, 14 (18.7%) had systemic infection and 61 (81.3%) had localized pocket infection. Fever was observed in 5\/14 (35.7%) patients with systemic infection and 3\/61 (4.9%) patients with localized infection (p = 0.005). Procalcitonin was available for 70 patients and was higher in systemic than in localized infection (0.23 [0.06\u20131.57] vs. 0.05 [0.03\u20130.12] ng\/mL; p = 0.025). Chronic kidney disease stage G3a\u2013G5 was more frequent in systemic infection (3\/14 [21.4%] vs. 2\/61 [3.3%]; p = 0.042), and estimated glomerular filtration rate was lower (64 [45\u201383] vs. 89 [73\u201399] mL\/min\/1.73 m2; p = 0.014). Among 33 culture-positive episodes, coagulase-negative staphylococci were recovered in 12\/22 localized episodes, whereas Staphylococcusaureus was recovered in 6\/11 systemic episodes. Complete system removal was documented in 12\/14 (85.7%) systemic and 46\/61 (75.4%) localized infections; the median interval from admission to first removal attempt was 10 [6\u201317] and 5 [3\u20138] days, respectively. In the exploratory Firth model including age, fever, and log2-transformed procalcitonin, fever (aOR 6.17, 95% CI 1.02\u201337.52) and procalcitonin per doubling (aOR 1.35, 95% CI 1.02\u20131.81) were associated with systemic infection. In the kidney-function sensitivity model, the procalcitonin estimate was attenuated (aOR 1.31, 95% CI 0.99\u20131.74). Two in-hospital deaths occurred, both among patients with systemic infection. Conclusions: In this small retrospective cohort, fever and higher procalcitonin concentrations were exploratory correlates of the systemic-infection classification. The study did not evaluate diagnostic accuracy, clinical prediction, calibration, or external validity. 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