Aspergillus endocarditis: cure without surgical valve replacement.
We have reported a case of fungal native valve endocarditis due to Aspergillus sp in which cure was effected by medical therapy alone. An infected sternectomy wound from a previous aortic valve replacement was considered a contraindication to surgery.
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Medical Research Laboratory, Hartford Hospital, Conn 06115-0729.
Hickingbotham
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Cooper
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Murcia
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D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology
D000666:Amphotericin B