Early diagnosis with sequencing and successful treatment of Bipolaris prosthetic valve endocarditis
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2022-06-01
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We present a case of a 48-year-old man with congenital bicuspid aortic valve, history of Ross procedure, prosthetic pulmonary valve and homograft with rapid molecular diagnosis and prompt surgical and medical treatment for Bipolaris fungal endocarditis with excellent outcome with early valve replacement, debridement, combination antifungal therapy, ongoing suppressive therapy after treatment.
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Shephard, Emily A, Julia Sapozhnikov, Ziv Beckerman and Donald K Murphey (2022). Early diagnosis with sequencing and successful treatment of Bipolaris prosthetic valve endocarditis. Medical Mycology Case Reports, 36. pp. 13–15. 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.02.001 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27472.
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