Tricuspid Valve Fungal Endocarditis in a Patient with Breast Cancer and an Implantable Chemotherapy Venous Access Port

Highlights Fungal endocarditis, a rare and lethal infection, is aetiologically connected with Candida and Aspergillus species. Among these two agents, Candida is a common nosocomial infection with increasing rates over the last years and mortality up to 40% in cases of systemic candidiasis. In the p...

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Main Authors: Petros Fountoulakis, Aikaterini Siama, Aimilianos AliKalogeris, Marianthi Iliopoulou, Athanasios Tsoukas, Athanasios Manolis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2019-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
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Online Access:https://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/581/pdf