<i>Candida tropicalis</i> endocarditis: Treatment in a resource-poor setting

• Main Authors: Kumar Prashant (Author), Muranjan Mamta (Author), Tullu Milind (Author), Vaideeswar Pradeep (Author), Kher Archana (Author), Lahiri Keya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fungal endocarditis (FE) is rare in children and does not usually occur in structurally normal hearts. The commonest causative agent is <i>Candida albicans</i>. We report a 5-year-old female child presenting with high-grade fever and cardiac failure. Anemia, leukocytosis and high CRP wer...