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Case Report and Literature Review of Prosthetic Cardiovascular Mucormycosis
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11 2023
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(11):2388-2390 -
Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We report a rare case of aorto-bi-iliac prosthetic allograft mucormycosis in a 57-year-old immunocompetent patient in France. Outcome was favorable after surgery and dual antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and isavuconazole. In a literature review, we identified 12 other cases of prosthetic vascular or heart valve mucormycosis; mortality rate was 38%.
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Pubmed ID:37877713
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10617327
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