Endocarditis caused by Candida dubliniensis

Am J Med Sci. 2013 Sep;346(3):237-9. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31829d5843.

Abstract

Endocarditis caused by Candida dubliniensis is a rare event and limited to few case reports. In this report, the authors present a patient with a history of intravenous drug use and hepatitis C and endocarditis involving a prosthetic aortic valve. Also reviewed are the treatment guidelines for Candida sp. endocarditis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida*
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Echinocandins / therapeutic use
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / microbiology*
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lipopeptides / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Micafungin
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Echinocandins
  • Lipopeptides
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Amphotericin B
  • Fluconazole
  • Micafungin