Case Report and Literature Review of Prosthetic Cardiovascular Mucormycosis

Case Report and Literature Review of Prosthetic Cardiovascular Mucormycosis

We report a rare case of aorto-bi-iliac prosthetic allograft mucormycosis in a 57-year-old immunocompetent patient in France. Outcome was favorable after surgery and dual antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and isavuconazole. In a literature review, we identified 12 other cases of pros...

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Main Authors: Baptiste Hoellinger, Louis Magnus, Yvon Ruch, Mickael Ohana, Yves Hansmann, Valérie Letscher-Bru, Anne Lejay, Nabil Chakfé, François Danion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
mucormycosis
fungi
fungal infection
Mucorales
prosthetic vascular graft infection
endocarditis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0837_article

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