title: Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) endocarditis.
abstract: Scedosporium apiospermum, the asexual state of Pseudallescheria boydii, is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen. We report a case of native valve endocarditis due to this organism that developed in an elderly patient following a prolonged hospitalization. Literature on endocarditis caused by S. apiospermum and P. boydii is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. tobryan@psu.edu
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: O'Bryan
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schonder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents