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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Cryptococcal Endocarditis in Humans-A Narrative Review.

Petros Ioannou, Afroditi Ziogou, Alexios Giannakodimos, Ilias Giannakodimos, Andreas G Tsantes, George Samonis

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Petros IoannouSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-5674
Afroditi ZiogouDepartment of Medical Oncology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital of Piraeus, 18537 Piraeus, Greece.ORCID 0009-0008-5853-5522
Alexios GiannakodimosDepartment of Cardiology, Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus, 18537 Piraeus, Greece.
Ilias GiannakodimosDepartment of Urology, Attikon General Hospital of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2267-8464
Andreas G TsantesLaboratory of Hematology and Blood Bank Unit, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3695-0759
George SamonisSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

objectivesThis study aims to analyze all documented cases of

methodsA comprehensive review was performed by searching the PubMed and Scopus databases.

resultsA total of 16 studies reported data on 16 patients diagnosed with cryptococcal endocarditis. The mean patient age was 46.6 years, with males comprising 81.25% of cases. Immunosuppression was the most prevalent predisposing factor (31.25%), followed by a history of end-stage renal disease and prosthetic cardiac valves (25%). The most commonly affected intracardiac sites were the mitral (60%) and aortic valve (46.6%), while in 33.3% of cases, multiple-valve infection was observed.

conclusionsConsidering the ability of

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CryptococcosisCryptococcusEndocarditisAntifungal AgentsCryptococcus neoformansFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntifungal AgentsCryptococcusfungemiainfective endocarditisvegetation

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PMID40559555
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