Pacemaker Endocarditis Due to Candida albicans: Case Report and Review | Zendy

Véronique Joly | Zendy; Nadia Belmatoug | Zendy; Armelle Leperre | Zendy; J. Robert | Zendy; F Jault | Zendy; Claude Carbón | Zendy; Patrick Yéni | Zendy

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Pacemaker Endocarditis Due to Candida albicans: Case Report and Review

Author(s) -

Véronique Joly,

Nadia Belmatoug,

Armelle Leperre,

J. Robert,

F Jault,

Claude Carbón,

Patrick Yéni

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/516125

Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , candida albicans , antifungal , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , biology

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.

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