Case report: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of fungal endocarditis by Trichosporon asahii in a child with congenital heart defects

Case report: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of fungal endocarditis by Trichosporon asahii in a child with congenital heart defects

Backgroundpatients with congenital cardiopathies are the main group at risk for infective endocarditis (IE) in the pediatric population. Fungal etiology is responsible for 2%–4% of all IEs, and the Trichosporon genus is an increasingly prevalent cause of infections in human beings.Case presentationW...

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Main Authors: Amanda Baptistella, Ana Júlia A. Rossato, Beatriz C. de Gusmão, Carolina M. Cunha, Luiza F. Trafane, Paulo C. M. Colbachini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
fallot’s tetralogy
prosthetic valve
infective endocarditis
Trichosporon asahii
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1200215/full

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