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

• Main Authors: Amanda Baptistella (Author), Ana Júlia A. Rossato (Author), Beatriz C. de Gusmão (Author), Carolina M. Cunha (Author), Luiza F. Trafane (Author), Paulo C. M. Colbachini (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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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...