Pacemaker endocarditis due to Candida albicans: case report and review.

Authors :: Joly V
Belmatoug N
Leperre A
Robert J
Jault F
Carbon C
Yeni P
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 1997 Dec; Vol. 25 (6), pp. 1359-62.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: We describe a case of pacemaker endocarditis due to Candida albicans in a patient who responded favorably to combined surgical and antifungal therapy. Only five cases of candidal pacemaker endocarditis have been reported previously. We review these five cases and discuss the clinical presentation and therapy for this disease in comparison with candidal prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Subjects :: Candidiasis therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Endocarditis therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Candida albicans isolation & purification
Candidiasis microbiology
Endocarditis microbiology
Pacemaker, Artificial adverse effects

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1058-4838
Volume :: 25
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 9431378
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1086/516125