Surgical and long-term antifungal therapy for fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis

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We conclude that preoperative treatment with amphotericin B, radical resection of all infected tissue, cardiac reconstruction using biologic tissue when possible, and life-long oral antifungal therapy is effective for fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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Authors Muehrcke DD;Lytle BW;Cosgrove DM;;
Journal the annals of thoracic surgery
Year 1995
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7677477
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transplantation National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine adult female male aged middle aged Recurrence Reoperation Retrospective Studies follow-up studies survival rate combined modality therapy aortic valve / surgery heart valve prosthesis / adverse effects* mitral valve / surgery abscess / microbiology antifungal agents / therapeutic use* abscess / surgery abscess / drug therapy candidiasis / drug therapy* endocarditis / microbiology* endocarditis / surgery endocarditis / drug therapy pmid:7677477 doi:10.1016/0003-4975(95)00469-2 d d muehrcke b w lytle d m cosgrove aortic valve / microbiology aortic valve / transplantation bioprosthesis / adverse effects candidiasis / surgery* fistula / drug therapy fistula / microbiology fistula / surgery heart valve diseases / drug therapy heart valve diseases / microbiology heart valve diseases / surgery mitral valve / microbiology mitral valve / transplantation homologous / adverse effects

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