Bioprosthetic mitral and aortic valve endocarditis associated with Candida Albicans

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2021 Jul;49(5):424. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2021.78176.

Authors

María Elena Arnaiz-Garcia¹, Ana-Maria Arnaiz-Garcia², Alberto Iscar-Galán³, Javier Arnaiz⁴, José María González-Santos¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
² Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Marqués De Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain.
³ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Aspetar-Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Al Buwairda St. Doha, Qatar.

PMID: 34308878
DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2021.78176

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MeSH terms

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Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / microbiology*
Bioprosthesis / microbiology*
Candida albicans / isolation & purification
Candidiasis / diagnostic imaging
Candidiasis / microbiology*
Device Removal
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis / microbiology*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Humans
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / microbiology*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / microbiology
Reoperation