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Endocarditis due to Coccidioides spp: The Seventh Case

Year: 2015

Type: article

Study design: Case Report

Abstract: Coccidioides, a dimorphic fungus endemic within the Americas, primarily causes pulmonary disease but may disseminate. We describe a case of confirmed Coccidioides endocarditis, the seventh reported in literature. Coccidioides endocarditis often requires tissue diagnosis and combined surgical and medical treatment.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv086

Authors: Lily M. Horng, Shadi Yaghoubian, Arleen Ram, Royce Johnson, Luis Castro, Jenny Kuo, Stan Deresinski

Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, Eisenhower Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Kern Medical Center, Sequoia Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,053

Funders: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fogarty International Center

Awards: Global Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Global Health Emerging Scholars Program

OpenAlex ID: W2115945073

FWCI: 0.459

Cites: 17

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10