Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus niger: Case report

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1322-1323

  Vivas, Cecilia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CHILL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INFARCTION;

EID: 0032466474     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/27.5.1322     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Stavridis GT, Shabbo FP. Aspergillus prosthetic valve endocarditis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1993; 7:50-1.
2. Andriole VT. Infections with Aspergillus species. Clin Infect Dis 1993; 17: 5481-6.
3. Ramos V, Prieto M, Paradis A, Lopez F, Salom V. Angio-invasive disseminated aspergillosis: autopsy diagnosis in leukemic patients. An Med Interna 1993; 10:337-40.
4. Burnie JP. Development in the serological diagnosis of opportunistic fungal infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 1991; 28:23-33.
5. Kuijer PM, Kuijper EJ, Van-den-Tweel JG, van-der-Lelie J. Aspergillus fumigatus, a rare cause of fatal coronary artery occlusion. Infection 1992; 20:45-7.
6. Hurley J, McGovern E. Rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm due to Aspergillus endocarditis. J Cardiovasc Surg Torino 1994; 35:75-7.