Fungal endocarditis following cardiac surgery.
Indian Heart J
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1998 Jul-Aug; 50(4): 418-22
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-3814
ABSTRACT
This study analysed cases of fungal endocarditis following cardiac surgery encountered in our institute between January 1994 and December 1997. A total of 887 prosthetic valve and 114 homograft valve replacements were performed during the study period. In this group, eight cases of fungal endocarditis (aged 14-53 years) were encountered during the follow-up of which five were caused by candida species and three by aspergillus species. Four cases involved aortic homografts, two mitral prosthesis, one an aortic prosthesis and one was a Goretex patch endocarditis. Seven patients had early endocarditis; all presented with fever and two had embolic manifestations. Seven patients each had positive blood cultures and echocardiographically demonstrable vegetations. Despite management with amphotericin B and early repeat surgical interventions, six had a fatal outcome. One patient is doing well at nine months follow-up after a second valve replacement and one is lost to follow-up.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Aspergilose
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Candidíase
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Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas
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Taxa de Sobrevida
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian heart j
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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