No controlled trials of therapy for invasive aspergillosis have been done. This review
appraises 2,121 cases reported in 497 articles in the literature and analyzes 440 courses of …

The spectrum of infections in the compromised host has slowly, but consistently changed.
Staphylococci, once the most feared complication, have been replaced by Gram-negative …

From January 1963 until January 1974, 45 patients had prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Symptoms of prosthetic valve endocarditis developed within 2 months after operation (early …

A variety of saprophytic or pathologic human afflictions have been ascribed to aspergillus
which appear to be related to the genetic composition and immune vulnerability of the host …

Aspergilli have always been an integral part of man's ecology. Prior to the introduction of the
microscope, they were referred to as variously colored molds without any systematic …

Aspergillus species infective endocarditis is uncommon and usually occurs in adult patients
who have had prior cardiac surgery (3, 35). Less commonly, infection occurs in patients who …

Aspergillus flavus mural endocarditis was diagnosed after death in a 19-year-old man who
had undergone orthotopic liver transplantation 4 months before death. His course was …

A patient with Aspergillus endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis is described. A 55-year-
old man developed necrotizing fasciitis of the lower abdominal wall, pelvis and right thigh …

The incidence of endocarditis following open-heart operations is declining, but the relative
incidence of endocarditis by the opportunistic organisms, both bacterial and fungal, has …

This report concerns the case of a 31-yr-old woman with P. chrysogenum endocarditis
developing on an aortic valve prosthesis. The patient died 74 days after implantation of the …