Successful medical treatment of Candida endocarditis with liposomal amphotericin B without surgical intervention.
Stripeli
F
F
Second Department of Pediatrics, Athens University School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. stripeli@med.uoa.gr
Tsolia
M
M
Trapali
Ch
Ch
Papaevangelou
V
V
Vlachos
E
E
Pasparakis
D
D
Constantopoulos
A
A
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000235:genetics; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D000075202:Contraindications; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D008081:Liposomes; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B