Candida tropicalis Pacemaker Endocarditis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2000 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Journal of Infection, volume 41, pages 275-276 (issn: 0163-4453,

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Authors: A, Kurup; M N, Janardhan; T Y, Seng;

doi: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0738

pmid: 11120620

Candida tropicalis Pacemaker Endocarditis

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Abstract

A rare case of Candida tropicalis pacemaker endocarditis was diagnosed in a 77-year-old male who presented with lethargy. The organism was isolated from cultures of blood and vegetations on the tricuspid valve, interatrial septum and the pacing wire removed at surgery. The postoperative course was stormy and he succumbed to multiorgan failure.

Related Organizations

National Heart Centre Singapore
Singapore
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore

Keywords

Male, Pacemaker, Artificial, Endocarditis, Multiple Organ Failure, Candidiasis, Fatal Outcome, Heart Septum, Humans, Tricuspid Valve, Fungemia, Aged, Candida

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