Aspergillus endocarditis in the recent years, report of cases of a multicentric national cohort and literature review.
Maricela ValerioMarta CamiciMarina MachadoAlicia GalarMaría OlmedoDolores SousaIsabel Antorrena-MirandaMaria Carmen FariñasCarmen Hidalgo-TenorioJosé Miguel MontejoPatricia MuñozJesus Vicente GuineaEmilio BouzaPatricia Muñoznull nullPublished in: Mycoses (2022)
AE accounts for 0.2% of all IE episodes of a national multicentric cohort, mainly affecting patients with previous valvular surgery or SOT recipients. Mortality remains high especially in immunosuppressed hosts and azole-based treatment combined with surgical resection are related to a better outcome.
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