Open AccessCandida Infective Endocarditis During the Infectious Diseases and Substance Use Disorder Syndemic: A Six-Year Case Series
Author(s) -
Nitysari Sankar,
Kinna Thakarar,
Kristina Rokas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa142
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , syndemic , endocarditis , intravenous drug , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , viral disease
Treatment for Candida infective endocarditis (IE) has not been extensively studied in the setting of rising injection drug use. There were 12 cases of Candida IE at the Maine Medical Center between 2013 and 2018. The patient characteristics, treatment regimens, and outcomes were retrospectively analyzed.
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