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ArticleCureus2018

Catheter-Related Candida Endocarditis on the Right Atrial Septum - A Case Report.

Waliul Chowdhury, Muhammad Uzair Lodhi, Intekhab Askari Syed, Umar Rahim, Maxwell Miller, Mustafa Rahim

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Waliul ChowdhuryMedical Student, Department of Medicine, Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, Wv.
Muhammad Uzair LodhiMedical Student, Department of Medicine, Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, Wv.
Intekhab Askari SyedMedical Student, Department of Medicine, Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, Wv.
Umar RahimPre-Medical Student, Department of Sciences, Queens University of Charlotte, Nc.
Maxwell MillerMedical Student, Department of Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Mustafa RahimAssistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine.
Lincoln Memorial University · USGeisinger Lewistown Hospital · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of subcutaneous catheter devices has increased over the past two decades along with its associated infections. One of the complications is infective endocarditis (IE), which usually occurs on the valves of the heart. However, IE can rarely occur on the atrial septal wall. The most common pathogens associated with catheter-related IE are staphylococcus bacteria, and it is rarely caused by fungi. We present a case of a 75-year-old Caucasian female with infective endocarditis located on the right side of the atrial septum, caused by Candida albicans due to the use of a subcutaneous catheter port. We will discuss the diagnostic criteria and treatment plan for this patient and other treatment options available for these cases. To our knowledge, a similar case was reported in Brazil, but this is the first reported case in the United States of catheter-related infective endocarditis of the right atrial septal wall due to Candida albicans.

Indexed as

atrial septumcandida albicanscatheter related infectioninfective endocarditis

Identifiers

PMID29637039
PMCPMC5886732
OpenAlexW2785677995

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