Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by scedosporium apiospermum

S Verghese; P Padmaja; MT Chellamma; S Leelavathy; P Nayar

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Year : 2005 | Volume : 23 | Issue : 4 | Page : 264-266

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by scedosporium apiospermum

S Verghese¹, P Padmaja¹, MT Chellamma¹, S Leelavathy¹, P Nayar²
¹ Depatment Of Microbiology, International Centre for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases, Mogappair, Chennai-600 101, India
² Depatment Of Cardiology, International Centre for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases, Mogappair, Chennai-600 101, India

Correspondence Address:
S Verghese
Depatment Of Microbiology, International Centre for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases, Mogappair, Chennai-600 101
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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Scedosporium apiospermum , the asexual state of Pseudallescheria boydii , is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by this organism that developed in a patient following cardiac surgery.

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