Trichosporon cutaneum Endocarditis: A Sequela of Intravenous Drug Abuse
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- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 78 (5) , 792-794
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/78.5.792
Abstract
A 42-year-old abuser of intravenous drugs developed fulminant aortic insufficiency necessitating a prosthetic valve replacement. Trichosporon cutaneum was isolated from the surgical specimen. The patient received a total of 3,195 g of amphotericin B, and 148 g of 5-fluorocytosine during his four-month hospitalization. He manifested no additional signs of persistent fungal infection, but died one year later from an intracerebral hemorrhage.Keywords
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