title: Successful surgical treatment of rare Aspergillus terreus prosthetic valve endocarditis complicated by intracranial and mesenteric artery mycotic aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Rania A R
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Syed T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Carmela D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: petterg@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Gösta B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clair
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D003646:Debridement; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents