Successful treatment of fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis: case report and review. Review uri icon

Overview

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 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.

publication date

  • February 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Aortic Valve
  • Candidiasis
  • Endocarditis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0030022181

PubMed ID

  • 8838195

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 2