[Fusarium pleural effusion after a ventricular assist device].

作者信息

Villacorta J, Blancard A, Kerbaul F, Guidon C, Gouin F

机构信息

Département d'anesthésie-réanimation Adultes, CHU Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Paris, France.

出版信息

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2002 May;21(5):445-7. doi: 10.1016/s0750-7658(02)00641-x.

We report the case of a 36-year-old man with a pleural effusion that complicates the postoperative period after the implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD). The epidemiological, etiologic and therapeutic features of Fusarium infections were reviewed. Complete recovery of the infection was obtained after a treatment by liposomal amphotericine B (AmBisome) and 5 fluorocytosine.