title: Subacute fungal endocarditis due to Acremonium spp: a case study and review of the literature.
abstract: A 52 years old patient is hospitalized in June 2007 in the Cardiology Clinic of Cardiovascular Diseases Medical Institute in Iasi with suspected subacute infectious endocarditis. Echocardiography shows mobile vegetation on the pulmonary valve. Acremonium spp is isolated from blood cultures after 2 weeks of incubation. The patient was treated with fluconazole, but died after 3 months due to renal failure.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pânzaru
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Balasanian
authors.forename: Geanina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coadă
authors.forename: Gr
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tinică
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Dabija
mesh_terms: D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016469:Fungemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole