Bentall Endocarditis by C. Lusitaniae After COVID-19: The Finger Covers The Moon

Andrea Giulio Quarti, Gabriele Egidy Assenza, Valeria Francesca Mangerini, Francesco Dimitri Petridis, DOMENICO D'AMARIO, Lucio Careddu, Emanuela Angeli, Gaetano Domenico Gargiulo

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Abstract

We report a case of endocarditis months after a Bentall procedure. This was caused by Candida Lusitaniae, in an immunocompetent patient with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient underwent a new Bentall procedure. SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with co-infection by Candida species since the beginning of the pandemic, nevertheless, Candida Lusitaniae remains a very uncommon causative agent of prosthetic endocarditis. We suggest a possible role of the SARS-CoV-2, which may have delayed the diagnosis of endocarditis and the appropriate therapy.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)523-525
Numero di pagine3
RivistaWORLD JOURNAL FOR PEDIATRIC & CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
Volume13
Numero di pubblicazione4
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2022

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Endocarditis
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Saccharomycetales

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