Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Endocarditis Secondary toCandida albicans
作者:
Latonya Brown,
John Baddley,
Javier Sanchez,
Laura Bachmann,
期刊:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 322,
issue 3
页码: 160-162
ISSN:0002-9629
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
关键词: Endocarditis;Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD);Candidaspecies;Fungemia
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) represents an important advance in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, but infection has remained a serious complication of device implantation. Fungal infections associated with these devices are uncommon, with only 4 cases previously reported. We describe a case of ICD-associated endocarditis caused byCandida albicansthat was successfully treated with complete device explantation and prolonged antifungal therapy, and we review the features of ICD-related fungal infections.
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