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ArticleAnnals of pediatric cardiology2010

Candida tropicalis endocarditis: Treatment in a resource-poor setting.

Prashant Kumar, Mamta N Muranjan, Milind S Tullu, Pradeep Vaideeswar, Archana Kher, Keya R Lahiri

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Article in Annals of pediatric cardiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Prashant KumarDepartment of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Mamta N Muranjan
Milind S Tullu
Pradeep Vaideeswar
Archana Kher
Keya R Lahiri
King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fungal endocarditis (FE) is rare in children and does not usually occur in structurally normal hearts. The commonest causative agent is Candida albicans. We report a 5-year-old female child presenting with high-grade fever and cardiac failure. Anemia, leukocytosis and high CRP were found, but bacterial blood culture was sterile. There was no response to antimicrobial agents. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a large heterogeneous mass attached to the right ventricle and tricuspid valve. Provisional diagnosis of FE was made, which was confirmed by growth of Candida tropicalis in blood culture. Liposomal amphotericin B was started, followed by radical curative surgery including excision of the entire vegetation with total tricuspid valve excision. Histopathology and culture of the resected vegetation confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was given antifungal therapy for a total of 7 weeks, including 2 weeks of post-operative treatment, following which she was afebrile.

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Amphotericin BCandida tropicalisfungal endocarditistricuspid valve

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PMID21234200
PMCPMC3017925
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