PACEMAKER ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO CANDIDA-ALBICANS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
JOLY V BELMATOUG N LEPERRE A ROBERT J JAULT F CARBON C YENI P
Citation
V. Joly et al., PACEMAKER ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO CANDIDA-ALBICANS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Clinical infectious diseases, 25(6), 1997, pp. 1359-1362
Citations number
26
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
25
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1359 - 1362
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1997)25:6<1359:PEDTC->2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We describe a case of pacemaker endocarditis due to Candida albicans i n a patient who responded favorably to combined surgical and antifunga l therapy. Only five cases of candidal pacemaker endocarditis have bee n reported previously. We review these five cases and discuss the clin ical presentation and therapy for this disease in comparison with cand idal prosthetic valve endocarditis.