title: Culture of a prosthetic valve excised for streptococcal endocarditis positive for Aspergillus fumigatus 20 years after previous A fumigatus endocarditis.
abstract: Culture of a mitral valve prosthesis excised for streptococcal endocarditis yielded Aspergillus fumigatus. The patient had undergone valve replacement 20 years earlier for A fumigatus endocarditis. Data suggest that quiescent A fumigatus may have survived in a biofilm on the surface of the prosthesis. An antifungal therapy was initiated for 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Escande
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fayad
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Modine
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verbrugge
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koussa
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senneville
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Leroy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification*