Candida sake--a rare cause of fungal endocarditis.
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75 INTRODUCTION Fungi are reported to be responsible for 1.45 of all cases of endocarditis. More than half of all fungal endocarditis (FE) are caused by Candida species and Candida albicans is the most frequently isolated pathogen. The frequency of non albicans Candida endocarditis is increasing and C. parapsilosis is the predominant agent among these. We report a case of FE in a patient of rheumatic mitral valve disease with prior valve surgery caused by Candida sake. This is the first published report of Candida sake endocarditis in English literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 63 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008