PMID: 16536720Mar 16, 2006Paper

Aspergillus flavus endocarditis--to prevaricate is to posture

Critical Care and Resuscitation : Journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine
J F FraserR Hovarth

Abstract

Fungal endocarditis represents both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the treating team. The critical care physician will see a rising incidence as older and more immuno-compromised patients are being supported in their intensive care units. Aspergillus sp. endocarditis represents less than 25% of all cases of fungal endocarditis and is associated with a mortality of around 80%. Early diagnosis may assist with definitive management. We review a case of Aspergillus endocarditis, and review the literature as to optimal methods of detection, imaging modalities of choice, and management, both surgical and medical.

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