RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>Aspergillus niger</em> endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient: an unusual course
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 105
OP 106
DO 10.1136/pmj.76.892.105
VO 76
IS 892
A1 Kreiss, Yitshak
A1 Vered, Zvi
A1 Keller, Nathan
A1 Kochva, Ilan
A1 Sidi, Yechezkel
A1 Gur, Hanan
YR 2000
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/76/892/105.abstract
AB Aspergillus is an opportunistic nosocomial fungus generally associated with a high mortality rate.A niger has been rarely associated with infection, and most cases have occurred in patients who have recently undergone heart surgery or in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of an immunocompetent patient with A niger endocarditis which illustrates the difficulties in diagnosis and the possible insidious course of fungal endocarditis.