Native valve Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis with blood culture positive and negative for galactomannan antigen. Case report and literature review;Endocarditis por Aspergillus fumigatus en válvula nativa con hemocultivo positivo y galactomanano negativo. Descripción de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-160

  Pemán, Javier ^a   Ortiz, Rebeca ^a   Osseyran, Faisa ^a   Pérez Bellés, Carmen ^a   Crespo, Marisa ^a   Chirivella, Melitina ^a   Frasquet, Juan ^a   Quesada, Anastasio ^a   Cantón, Emilia ^a   Gobernado, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Caspofungin; Fungal endocarditis; Native valve; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; CASPOFUNGIN; GALACTOMANNAN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MALE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 34347379911     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1406(07)70034-7     Document Type: Article

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