Department of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Cardiovasc Pathol. 2011 Nov-Dec;20(6):381-3. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.11.003. Epub 2010 Dec 24.
Fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis is an infrequent but serious complication of valve replacement surgery. Approximately 75% of patients are affected with Candida species. Scopulariopsis species affecting prosthetic valve is rarely reported in the literature.
真菌性人工瓣膜心内膜炎是瓣膜置换术后一种不常见但严重的并发症。约 75%的患者受念珠菌属感染。在文献中,很少有报道称帚霉属会影响人工瓣膜。