Early diagnosis with sequencing and successful treatment of Bipolaris prosthetic valve endocarditis

被引：1

作者：

Shephard, Emily A. ^{[1
]}

Sapozhnikov, Julia ^{[2
]}

Beckerman, Ziv ^{[2
]}

Murphey, Donald K. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Dell Seton Med Ctr, 1500 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701 USA

[2] Dell Childrens Med Ctr, 4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 USA

[3] Dell Med Sch, 1501 Red River St, Austin, TX 78712 USA

来源：

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY CASE REPORTS | 2022年 / 36卷

关键词：

Bipolaris; Dematiaceous mold; Endocarditis; Fungal endocarditis;

D O I：

10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.02.001

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

We present a case of a 48-year-old man with congenital bicuspid aortic valve, history of Ross procedure, prosthetic pulmonary valve and homograft with rapid molecular diagnosis and prompt surgical and medical treatment for Bipolaris fungal endocarditis with excellent outcome with early valve replacement, debridement, combination antifungal therapy, ongoing suppressive therapy after treatment.

引用

页码：13 / 15

页数：3

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