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Infection of a Ventricular Septal Defect Patch with Acremonium Species

  • Nasir N
  • Jabeen K
  • Farooqi J
  • et al.
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (2018) 2018 1-4
DOI: 10.1155/2018/3057463
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Abstract

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) patch infection with Acremonium species isolated from vegetation and blood culture is described. Antifungal treatment was discontinued after 3 months and patient developed relapse. Surgery with prolonged oral voriconazole was instituted with recovery. We emphasize importance of surgery and prolonged therapy to treat such infections.

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Nasir, N., Jabeen, K., Farooqi, J., Sultan, B. A., Zafar, A., Khan, A. H., … Ali, F. (2018). Infection of a Ventricular Septal Defect Patch with Acremonium Species. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3057463

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