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Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to Candida Tropicalis Complicated by Multiple Pseudoaneurysms

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Candida endocarditis is an unusual but severe complication caused by Candida albicans or other fungal species. We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Candida tropicalis, complicated by multiple pseudoaneurysms.

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  1. Dept. of Internal Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Phone (+43/14) 04004-440, Fax -418, e-mail: konstantin-zedtwitz-liebenstein@akh-wien.ac.at, , , , , , AT

    K. Zedtwitz-Liebenstein & W. Graninger

  2. Division of Cardiology Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna Austria, , , , , , AT

    H. Gabriel

  3. Division of Clinical Microbiology, Dept. of Hygiene, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    B. Willinger

  4. Division of Angiology, Dept. of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    H. Ehringer

  5. Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    P. Polterauer

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  1. K. Zedtwitz-Liebenstein
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Received: November 25, 1999 · Revision accepted: March 2, 2001

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Zedtwitz-Liebenstein, K., Gabriel, H., Willinger, B. et al. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to Candida Tropicalis Complicated by Multiple Pseudoaneurysms. Infection 29, 177–179 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-001-9170-9

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