Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Ariffin, H., Ariffin, W., Tharam, S., Omar, A., de Bruyne, J., Lin, H.P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 1999
• Subjects: RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1517/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10572495
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Candida species is now being increasingly recognised as an important cause of endocarditis especially in immunocompromised patients. A case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reported. The child did not have a central venous catheter at any time. T...