Endocarditis caused by rhodotorula infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 374-378

  Simon, Matthew S ^a   Somersan, Selin ^a   Singh, Harjot K ^a   Hartman, Barry ^a   Wickes, Brian L ^b   Jenkins, Stephen G ^a   Walsh, Thomas J ^a,c   Schuetz, Audrey N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ANOREXIA; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR;

COINFECTION; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GENES, RRNA; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOSES; RHODOTORULA; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84891426406     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01950-13     Document Type: Article

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