Surgical and long-term antifungal therapy for fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis
Abstract
We conclude that preoperative treatment with amphotericin B, radical resection of all infected tissue, cardiac reconstruction using biologic tissue when possible, and life-long oral antifungal therapy is effective for fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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transplantation
National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI
NLM
MEDLINE
humans
pubmed abstract
nih
national institutes of health
national library of medicine
adult
female
male
aged
middle aged
Recurrence
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
follow-up studies
survival rate
combined modality therapy
aortic valve / surgery
heart valve prosthesis / adverse effects*
mitral valve / surgery
abscess / microbiology
antifungal agents / therapeutic use*
abscess / surgery
abscess / drug therapy
candidiasis / drug therapy*
endocarditis / microbiology*
endocarditis / surgery
endocarditis / drug therapy
pmid:7677477
doi:10.1016/0003-4975(95)00469-2
d d muehrcke
b w lytle
d m cosgrove
aortic valve / microbiology
aortic valve / transplantation
bioprosthesis / adverse effects
candidiasis / surgery*
fistula / drug therapy
fistula / microbiology
fistula / surgery
heart valve diseases / drug therapy
heart valve diseases / microbiology
heart valve diseases / surgery
mitral valve / microbiology
mitral valve / transplantation
homologous / adverse effects
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