title: Surviving a recurrent Scedosporium prolificans endocarditis: Mention if consent was taken.
abstract: Scedosporium prolificans have been reported to be resistant to all antifungals including the newer azoles and echinocandins. We report an unusual case of repeated S. prolificans infection of the heart valves in an immunocompetent patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sunil
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amarjeet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yatin
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents