Endocarditis due to Candida albicans in an immunocompromised patient: A case report

CONCLUSIONS: Comorbidities and corticosteroid therapy predisposed the patient to acquire fungal endocarditis. This case highlights the importance of implementing procedures for the isolation and identification of fungi, and for carrying out antifungal-susceptibility testing, as well as establishing surveillance programs to identify infection-causing species and drug resistance patterns in hospitals. Moreover, designing and upgrading the algorithm for infectious endocarditis is the key to future improvements in diagnosis.PMID:37770333 | DOI:10.1016/j.riam.2023.06.001

Source: Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia - September 28, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jos é J Flores-Patiño Mikel J Dur án-Pacheco Alondra M C ázares-Marroquín Jos é M Gastélum-Cano Mar ía A Islas-Osuna Jos é A Arízaga-Berber Source Type: research