SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF FUNGAL PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
GILBERT HM PETERS ED LANG SJ HARTMAN BJ
Citation
Hm. Gilbert et al., SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF FUNGAL PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Clinical infectious diseases, 22(2), 1996, pp. 348-354
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
348 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1996)22:2<348:STOFPV>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report a case of Candida albicans prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient who was still alive 1 year following a homograft aortic root and valve replacement and antifungal therapy, Only 33 other cases of successfully treated fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis have been re ported. We review these 33 cases and six cases of late recurrence foll owing treatment, as well as the clinical features, diagnosis, and opti ons for treatment of fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis.