title: Endocarditis due to Coccidioides spp: The Seventh Case.
abstract: Coccidioides, a dimorphic fungus endemic within the Americas, primarily causes pulmonary disease but may disseminate. We describe a case of confirmed Coccidioides endocarditis, the seventh reported in literature. Coccidioides endocarditis often requires tissue diagnosis and combined surgical and medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University , California.
authors.forename: Lily M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Horng
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaghoubian
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , Eisenhower Medical Center , Rancho Mirage, California.
authors.forename: Arleen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases , Kern Medical Center , Bakersfield, California ; David Geffen School of Medicine , University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Royce
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Sequoia Heart and Vascular Institute , Redwood City, California.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology , Sequoia Hospital , Redwood City, California.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University , California.
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deresinski
keywords: Coccidioides; endocarditis; posaconazole