Fungal endocarditis observed over an 8-year period and a review of the literature

S Antinori, L Ferraris, G Orlando, L Tocalli, D Ricaboni… - Mycopathologia, 2014 - Springer
Background Fungal endocarditis (FE) is a “modern” disease that is considered an emerging
cause of infective endocarditis (IE). The most frequently identified fungal pathogens are …

Native-Valve Aspergillus Endocarditis: Case Report and Literature Review

C Caroselli, LR Suardi, L Besola, A Fiocco, A Colli… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aspergillus endocarditis represents the second etiological cause of prosthetic endocarditis
following Candida spp. On the other hand, native-valve endocarditis due to Aspergillus are …

Exophiala dermatitidis endocarditis on native aortic valve in a postrenal transplant patient and review of literature on E. dermatitidis infections.

AK Patel, KK Patel, P Darji, R Singh… - …, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
The article presents a case study of a 50-year-old postrenal transplant female patient with
complaint of fatigability, weakness, and dry cough for six weeks. The patient based on …

Fungal endocarditis in transplant recipients: a systematic review

P Ioannou, I Papakitsou, DP Kofteridis - Mycoses, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Invasive fungal infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
transplant recipients. Moreover, Fungal Infective Endocarditis (FIE) is a rare infection that …

A Repertoire of Clinical Non-Dermatophytes Moulds

E Menu, Q Filori, JC Dufour, S Ranque, C L'ollivier - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Humans are constantly exposed to micromycetes, especially filamentous fungi that are
ubiquitous in the environment. In the presence of risk factors, mostly related to an alteration …

Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient 9 months after COVID-19 infection recovery: a case report and review of the literature

Z Yassin, S Hajsadeghi, MT Shavazi, M Fattahi… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2023 - Springer
Background Aspergillus spp. are among the fungal pathogens that can cause life-
threatening infections in patients with a history of COVID-19. Case presentation We present …

Potential benefit of combination antifungal therapy in Aspergillus endocarditis

K Lennard, A Bannan, P Grant, J Post - BMJ Case Reports CP, 2020 - casereports.bmj.com
Aspergillus endocarditis (AE) is a rare condition with a mortality rate greater than 60%. While
it is generally accepted that both antifungal therapy and surgery are necessary for survival …

Aspergillus flavus native valve endocarditis following combined liver and renal transplantation: Case report and review of the literature

S Alsobayeg, N Alshehri, S Mohammed… - Transplant Infectious …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare infection that occurs most commonly in patients with prior
cardiac surgery but cases in post‐transplant recipients without prior cardiac surgery have …

The neurology of solid organ transplantation

JD Avila, S Živković - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2015 - Springer
Transplantation is the rescue treatment for end-stage organ failure with more than 110,000
solid organs transplantations performed worldwide annually. Recent advances in …

[HTML][HTML] Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in an indigenous Australian male without classic risk factors

T Marinelli, S Kidd, D Shaw, E Rowe - Medical mycology case reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Aspergillus endocarditis is rare with most cases occurring in immunosuppressed patients.
We present the case of an “immunocompetent” Indigenous Australian male with culture …