Recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Aspergillus delacroxii (formerly Aspergillus nidulans var. echinulatus). 2015

Gábor Balázs Uhrin, and Rasmus Hare Jensen, and Eva Korup, and Jens Grønlund, and Ulla Hjort, and Claus Moser, and Maiken Cavling Arendrup, and Henrik Carl Schønheyder
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark.

We report Aspergillus delacroxii (formerly Aspergillus nidulans var. echinulatus) causing recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis. The fungus was the sole agent detected during replacement of a mechanical aortic valve conduit due to abscess formation. Despite extensive surgery and anti-fungal treatment, the patient had a cerebral hemorrhage 4 months post-surgery prompting a diagnosis of recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis and fungemia.

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