Candida parapsilosis endocarditis 8 months after transient candidemia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Khan, Mutahir U ^a   Ali, Shaukat ^a   Baig, Muhammad A ^a   Rafiq, Muhammad A ^a   Vasavada, Balendu C ^a   Khan, Ijaz A ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Candida parapsilosis; Embolic stroke; Fungal endocarditis; Native valve endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247135029     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.067     Document Type: Article

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