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Fungal endocarditis: what do we know in 2019?

Ganesh Kumar K Ammannaya1, Ninada Sripad2.   

Abstract

Fungal endocarditis (FE) is an infrequent but a lethal condition. Candida and Aspergillus species are the 2 most commonly implicated pathogenic fungi. Clinical presentation is most often that of a fever of unknown origin, which is hard to differentiate from bacterial endocarditis. The diagnosis of FE is extremely challenging and now shifting towards molecular diagnostic techniques. Rapid and aggressive treatment with a combination of antifungal therapy and surgical debridement is imperative to improve outcomes.

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Year:  2019        PMID: 31215523     DOI: 10.33963/KP.14869

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Kardiol Pol        ISSN: 0022-9032            Impact factor:   3.108


  10 in total

1.  Non-valvular Infective Endocarditis Caused by Sarocladium kiliense in an Immunocompromised Patient with Aplastic Anemia.

Authors:  Hiroaki Kitamura; Yasushi Kubota; Rika Tomimasu; Michiaki Akashi; Tadashi Mori; Yutaro Mine; Jun Ando; Somay Yamagata Murayama; Shinya Kimura; Masaharu Miyahara
Journal:  Intern Med       Date:  2021-09-25       Impact factor: 1.282

2.  Candida parapsilosis endocarditis. Report of cases and review of the literature.

Authors:  Petros Ioannou; Maria Volosyraki; Vasiliki Mavrikaki; Ioanna Papakitsou; Anna Mathioudaki; George Samonis; Diamantis P Kofteridis
Journal:  Germs       Date:  2020-09-01

Review 3.  Candida Endocarditis: A Review of the Pathogenesis, Morphology, Risk Factors, and Management of an Emerging and Serious Condition.

Authors:  Sahil Mamtani; Nawar Muneer Aljanabi; Robins P Gupta Rauniyar; Ashu Acharya; Bilal Haider Malik
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2020-01-18

4.  Fungal endocarditis resembling primary cardiac malignancy in a patient with B-cell ALL with culture confirmation.

Authors:  Brad J Girod; Kip E Guja; Guido Davidzon; Francis Chan; Evan Zucker; Benjamin L Franc; Farshad Moradi; Andrei Iagaru; Carina Mari Aparici
Journal:  Radiol Case Rep       Date:  2019-11-19

5.  Use of the 1,3-β-D-Glucan Assay for the Early Detection of Fungal Endocarditis in a 45-Year-Old Man.

Authors:  Neal Dixit; Evelyn S Escobedo; Ramin Ebrahimi
Journal:  Am J Case Rep       Date:  2020-10-09

6.  Relapsing Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis With Septic Embolization: A Case Report.

Authors:  Francisco Teixeira da Silva; Francisca S Cardoso; Alexandra Esteves; José Carvalho; Rosana Maia
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2021-02-05

7.  Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Caused by Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis Due to Exophiala dermatitidis Infection: A Case Report.

Authors:  Ryo Hiruta; Naoki Sato; Toshihito Ishikawa; Katsuhiro Endo; Yuji Endo; Haruhiko Kikuta; Mudathir Bakhit; Takao Kojima; Masazumi Fujii; Mamoru Ota
Journal:  NMC Case Rep J       Date:  2021-12-22

Review 8.  Native valve, prosthetic valve, and cardiac device-related infective endocarditis: A review and update on current innovative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Authors:  Joop J P Kouijzer; Daniëlle J Noordermeer; Wouter J van Leeuwen; Nelianne J Verkaik; Kirby R Lattwein
Journal:  Front Cell Dev Biol       Date:  2022-10-03

9.  Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis.

Authors:  M Marro; F Atzeni; M W La Torre; M Attisani; S Belloro; F G De Rosa; M Rinaldi
Journal:  IDCases       Date:  2020-05-16

10.  The influence of race in older adults with infective endocarditis.

Authors:  Ché Matthew Harris; Waseem Khaliq; Aiham Albaeni; Keith C Norris
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2020-02-17       Impact factor: 3.667

  10 in total

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