Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis

We present the first documented case of Candida parapsilosis infective endocarditis in a pregnant patient. While the incidence of infective endocarditis during pregnancy is rare, the incidence of C. parapsilosis endocarditis is even rarer. The numerous specific risks and decision making processes re...

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Main Authors: Jason Fu, Lance M. Retherford, Brigid Flynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/897645
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description We present the first documented case of Candida parapsilosis infective endocarditis in a pregnant patient. While the incidence of infective endocarditis during pregnancy is rare, the incidence of C. parapsilosis endocarditis is even rarer. The numerous specific risks and decision making processes regarding this case are presented.
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spelling doaj-art-a4064dd103e847269b9c345bfe669b0f2025-02-03T01:25:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902015-01-01201510.1155/2015/897645897645Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis EndocarditisJason Fu0Lance M. Retherford1Brigid Flynn2Department of Anesthesiology, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USADivisions of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., San Francisco, CA 94115, USAAnesthesiology and Critical Care, Kansas University Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAWe present the first documented case of Candida parapsilosis infective endocarditis in a pregnant patient. While the incidence of infective endocarditis during pregnancy is rare, the incidence of C. parapsilosis endocarditis is even rarer. The numerous specific risks and decision making processes regarding this case are presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/897645
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Case Reports in Anesthesiology
title Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis
title_full Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis
title_fullStr Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis
title_full_unstemmed Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis
title_short Preterm Caesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Candida parapsilosis Endocarditis
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