Aspergillus spp. produce a wide range of invasive and sapropytic syndromes which may
involve any tissue. Within a given tissue or organ the pathology and pathogenesis varies …

Purpose: To review the risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of
nonvalvular infections of the cardiovascular system. Data Sources: A MEDLINE search of …

Aspergillus species have emerged as an important cause of life-threatening infections in
immunocompromised patients. This expanding population is composed of patients with …

The clinical, laboratory, and pathological features of aspergillosis of the central nervous
system (CNS) were studied in a series of 17 autopsied patients. Two groups were defined …

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) has been traditionally considered an infection occurring in
patients with well established risk factors, such as neutropenia, hematologic malignancies …

Infective endocarditis, defined as pathologically or clinically definite by the Duke criteria, was
observed in 14 transplant recipients at our institutions. In addition, we reviewed 32 …

The clinical setting, predisposing factors and consequences of fungal involvement of the
heart were examined in all patients with this condition who underwent autopsy at The Johns …

Inherited cardiomyopathies (CMs) are a major cause of heart diseases in all age groups,
which severely burdens patients as well as their family members. Data from the past two …

Fungal endocarditis in the neonate and pediatric population is associated with a high
degree of morbidity and mortality, with diagnosis in the majority of cases made postmortem …

An autopsy study of 60 patients with fungal infections of the heart was undertaken. The
patients ranged in age from 2 monts to 79 years. Fifteen of the patients had undergone …