31Dec 2015

A fatal case of fungal endocarditis caused by Candida parapsilosisin a patient with rheumatic heart disease

  • Resident, Department ofMicrobiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Professor, Department of Microbiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Associate professor, Department of Microbiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Professor & Head of the Department, Department ofMicrobiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
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Fungal infection of heart is increasing in frequency Most of the cases we found Candida albicans as a Cause of endocarditis but non albicans species are increasing due to increase use of azole antifungal that are associated with high mortality Here we are reporting here a fatal case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis in Rheumatic heart disease patient

[Mukhopadhyay S, Bisure K, Baradkar V, Shastri J.S (2015); A fatal case of fungal endocarditis caused by Candida parapsilosisin a patient with rheumatic heart disease Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Dec). 1395-1397] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Shuvankar Mukhopadhyay

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