[Infectious endocarditis caused by Candida. Presentation of 3 cases and review of the literature].
We present 3 patients with infective endocarditis due to Candida sp. They were not immunodeficient subjects, but they had major surgery, longterm antimicrobial therapy and prosthetic implants. Candida endocarditis is a difficult diagnosis for biological and technical. There is also poor results with and therapeutic reasons. The combined treatment with amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine, plus surgical removal of the infected tissue is recommended widely in the literature.
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Endocarditis infecciosa por Cándida. Presentación de 3 casos y revisión de la literatura.