Successful Treatment of Fungal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Case Report and Review

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 reported. We review th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1996-02, Vol.22 (2), p.348-354
Hauptverfasser:	Gilbert, Holly M., Peters, Eric D., Lang, Samuel J., Hartman, Barry J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antifungal agents Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Antifungals Aortic Valve Aspergillus Biological and medical sciences Blood Candida albicans Candidiasis - drug therapy Combined Modality Therapy Endocarditis Endocarditis - drug therapy Endocarditis - surgery Endocarditis - therapy Heart valves Homologous transplantation Humans Infections Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mitral Valve Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy Prosthesis-Related Infections - therapy Prosthetic heart valves Prosthetics Recurrence Review Articles Vegetation
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Zusammenfassung:	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 reported. We review these 33 cases and six cases of late recurrence following treatment, as well as the clinical features, diagnosis, and options for treatment of fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/clinids/22.2.348