| Literature DB >> 15569230 |
T Levin1, B Suh, D Beltramo, R Samuel.
Abstract
Bacterial mediastinitis after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is well described in the literature. However, little information has been published on fungal mediastinitis in this population. We describe a man with Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis diagnosed 10 weeks after OHT. The patient was treated with voriconazole. The literature on Aspergillus mediastinitis is also reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15569230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2004.00064.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transpl Infect Dis ISSN: 1398-2273 Impact factor: 2.228