title: Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis of the mitral valve in a heart transplant recipient: a case report.
abstract: Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare event after heart transplantation. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis after orthotopic heart transplantation. The patient was treated with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin without valve replacement and survived for 168 days after the diagnosis. Previously reported cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU de Nantes, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1, France. florent.morio@chu-nantes.fr
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morio
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Treilhaud
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepelletier
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Pape
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rigal
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delile
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: Ousama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Al Habash
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miegeville
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gay-Andrieu
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents