Giant vegetation in prosthetic valve Candida albicans endocarditis

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Aug;34(2):456. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.050. Epub 2008 Jun 26.

Authors

Mario Lusini¹, Massimo Chello, Francesco Pollari, Elvio Covino

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Unit of Cardiac Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 18583146
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.050

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / pathology
Aortic Valve / surgery
Candidiasis / pathology
Candidiasis / surgery*
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis / pathology
Endocarditis / surgery*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*