title: [Candida albicans prosthetic valve endocarditis. Two cases].
abstract: TWO CASES: Candida albicans prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare entity with serious complications. We report two cases of Candida albicans PVE, confirmed by culture of the prosthetic valve. The first patient died twenty days after surgery with cerebral bleeding secondary to multiple mycotic aneurysms, the second patient was still alive eight months following a Saint-Jude aortic valve replacement and prolonged antifungal therapy. The difficulty of diagnosis and management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Farhat-Hached, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie. hatembouraoui@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouraoui
authors.forename: Abdallah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahdhaoui
authors.forename: Jilani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zaaraoui
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mejdoub
authors.forename: Samia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ernez-Hajri
authors.forename: Gouider
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jeridi
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ammar
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine