A budding case of infectious endocarditis: Candida lusitaniae

Elham Rahmati; Adrian J. Correa; Rosemary C. She

IDCases (Jan 2020)

A budding case of infectious endocarditis: Candida lusitaniae

Elham Rahmati,
Adrian J. Correa,
Rosemary C. She

Affiliations

Elham Rahmati: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, Fresno 155 N. Fresno Street #307, Fresno, CA 93701, United States.
Adrian J. Correa: Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Rosemary C. She: Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19

Abstract

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This is a case of recurrent Candida lusitaniae prosthetic valve endocarditis with budding yeast and pseudohyphae on the histopathology. This case illustrates the importance of keeping vigilant in recognizing some of the emerging drug resistant Candida species in our practice. Keywords: Candida lusitaniae, Infective endocarditis, Fungal endocarditis, Amphotericin resistance, Antifungal resistance

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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