Mitral valve endocarditis following balloon mitral valvotomy

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
P SoodA Banerjee

Abstract

The case of a patient who developed fungal valve endocarditis due to Candida albicans following balloon mitral valvotomy is presented. The patient did not have any obvious predisposing factors which led to the development of fungal endocarditis.

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Oct 19, 2005·The Journal of Infection·William J SteinbachDaniel K Benjamin

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