Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Candida albicans treated successfully with medical treatment alone

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 318-321

  Noguchi, Manabu ^a   Takai, Hideaki ^b   Eishi, Kiyoyuki ^b   Atogami, Sunao ^a  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal drug; Candida albicans; Prosthetic valve endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MICROEMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042840790     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0052-9     Document Type: Article

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