Candida endocarditis: contemporary cases from the International Collaboration of Infectious Endocarditis Merged Database (ICE-mD)

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(6-7):453-5. doi: 10.1080/00365540410020703.

Abstract

Candida infective endocarditis (IE) is increasingly common, yet most reports have been single-center reviews. We evaluated 16 patients with Candida IE nested within a cohort of 2,022 patients with IE. Prosthetic valve IE was more common in patients with Candida (50% vs 17%); mortality was 37% for patients with Candida.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Blood / microbiology
  • Candida / isolation & purification*
  • Candidiasis* / epidemiology
  • Candidiasis* / microbiology
  • Candidiasis* / mortality
  • Cohort Studies
  • Culture Media
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Endocarditis* / epidemiology
  • Endocarditis* / microbiology
  • Endocarditis* / mortality
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • International Cooperation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology

Substances

  • Culture Media