Pichia ohmeri prosthetic valve endocarditis and review of the literature.
Fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious complication of valve replacement surgery. We report the first case of documented Pichia ohmeri PVE in an immunocompetent man who was successfully treated with valve replacement and antifungal therapy with amphotericin B.
Reina
Johanna P
JP
Division of International Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Larone
Davise H
DH
Sabetta
James R
JR
Krieger
Karl K
KK
Hartman
Barry J
BJ
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010843:Pichia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole