title: Fatal zygomycosis caused by Mucor indicus in a child with an implantable left ventricular assist device.
abstract: Mucor indicus is a rare, emerging cause of zygomycosis with 7 cases previously reported since 1975. We report the first case of endovascular M. indicus infection in a pediatric recipient of the Incor (Berlin Heart AG, Germany) implantable left ventricular assist device, and review the literature to describe the broadening clinical spectrum of zygomycosis caused by this emerging fungal pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, CHU Sainte-Justine and University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. louis.de.repentigny@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Repentigny
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: St-Germain
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charest
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kokta
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vobecky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020096:Zygomycosis