Pichia ohmeri prosthetic valve endocarditis and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | Reina Johanna P Larone Davise H Sabetta James R Krieger Karl K Hartman Barry J |
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| Affiliation: | Division of International Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious complication of valve replacement surgery. We report the first case of documented Pichia ohmeri PVE in an immunocompetent man who was successfully treated with valve replacement and antifungal therapy with amphotericin B. |
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