Infection of a Ventricular Septal Defect Patch with Acremonium Species

Nosheen Nasir; Kauser Jabeen; Joveria Farooqi; Binish Arif Sultan; Afia Zafar; Aamir Hameed Khan; Muneer Amanullah; Farheen Ali

doi:10.1155/2018/3057463

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2018)

Infection of a Ventricular Septal Defect Patch with Acremonium Species

Nosheen Nasir,
Kauser Jabeen,
Joveria Farooqi,
Binish Arif Sultan,
Afia Zafar,
Aamir Hameed Khan,
Muneer Amanullah,
Farheen Ali

Affiliations

Nosheen Nasir: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Kauser Jabeen: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Joveria Farooqi: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Binish Arif Sultan: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Afia Zafar: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Aamir Hameed Khan: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Muneer Amanullah: Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Farheen Ali: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3057463
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2018

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A ventricular septal defect (VSD) patch infection with Acremonium species isolated from vegetation and blood culture is described. Antifungal treatment was discontinued after 3 months and patient developed relapse. Surgery with prolonged oral voriconazole was instituted with recovery. We emphasize importance of surgery and prolonged therapy to treat such infections.

Published in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 2090-6625 (Print); 2090-6633 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criid/

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