Scedosporium apiosermum infection of the “Native” valve: Fungal endocarditis in an orthotopic heart transplant recipient

Scedosporium apiospermum is an increasingly appreciated pathogen in immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of S. apiospermum endocarditis in a 70-year-old male who had undergone orthotopic heart transplant. Echocardiogram demonstrated a 1.4 cm tricuspid valve vegetation. He underwent valve rep...

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Autores principales: Clement, Meredith E., Maziarz, Eileen K., Schroder, Jacob N., Patel, Chetan B., Perfect, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.07.005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.07.005

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