Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Publikation

Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.06.2003

Maeder Micha, Vogt P R, Schaer G, von Graevenitz A, Günthard H F

Zitation

Maeder M, Vogt P, Schaer G, von Graevenitz A, Günthard H. Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. Infection 2003; 31:181-3.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Infection 2003; 31

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.06.2003

ISSN (Druck)

0300-8126

Seiten

181-3

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Serious infections caused by Rhodotorula spp. are rare and usually occur in immunocompromised people, especially in patients with tumors and long-time use of indwelling central venous catheters. We report a case of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa homograft endocarditis in an otherwise healthy man, which was successfully treated by surgery in combination with amphotericin B and subsequently intraconazole.