Case report: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of fungal endocarditis by Trichosporon asahii in a child with congenital heart defects

• Auteurs principaux: Amanda Baptistella (Auteur), Ana Júlia A. Rossato (Auteur), Beatriz C. de Gusmão (Auteur), Carolina M. Cunha (Auteur), Luiza F. Trafane (Auteur), Paulo C. M. Colbachini (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Backgroundpatients with congenital cardiopathies are the main group at risk for infective endocarditis (IE) in the pediatric population. Fungal etiology is responsible for 2%-4% of all IEs, and the Trichosporon genus is an increasingly prevalent cause of infections in human beings.Case presentationW...