Subacute infective endocarditis due to Lodderomyces elongisporus

A case report and review of the literature

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ID22071506
AuthorsYe Qiu (0000-0002-6517-8083, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Yongying Shi (First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Ying Mai (First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Zhile Wu (First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Jing Guan (0000-0001-6591-491X, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Juanni Huang (First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Danhong Su (0000-0002-1308-5862, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Feng Ye (0000-0002-1147-3271, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, corresponding author), Zhengtu Li (0000-0001-5584-7223, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume11
Pages1181377-1181377
Publication date2023-10-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181377
PMID37927878
OpenAlexW4387807096
LanguageEN
References cited19

Lodderomyces elongisporus , a rare emerging pathogen, can cause fungemia often related to immunosuppression or intravenous devices. Herein, we report the case of a 58-year-old woman with subacute infective endocarditis due to Lodderomyces elongisporus identified by blood fungal culture and whole-genome sequencing, who was treated with antifungals, mitral replacement and endocardial vegetation removal surgery

Endocarditis · Fungemia · Immunosuppression · Infective endocarditis · Intensive care medicine · Mitral valve · Mitral valve replacement · Mycosis · Pathogen · Pathology · Antifungal resistance and susceptibility · Fungal Infections and Studies · Medicine · Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Surgery

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