Candida Endocarditis in Patients with Candidemia: A Single-Center Experience of 14 Cases

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-448308
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.44830

Hitzenbichler, Florian

; Joha, Tobias ; Simon, Michaela ; Grosse, Jirka ; Menhart, Karin ; Hellwig, Dirk

; Camboni, Daniele ; Sag, Sabine ; Sag, Can Martin ; Hanses, Frank ; Salzberger, Bernd

; Mohr, Arno

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Abstract

A retrospective, single-center analysis of 14 cases ofCandidaendocarditis (from 355 candidemia cases during the years 2012-2019) revealed a high in-hospital mortality (57.1%), a high proportion of healthcare-associated infections (13/14) and a high treatment preference for echinocandins. Transthoracic echocardiography and(18)F-FDG PET/CT had a sensitivity of 54.5% and 57.1%, respectively. ...