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[Fusarium pleural effusion after a ventricular assist device]
J Villacorta1, A Blancard, F Kerbaul
1Département d'anesthésie-réanimation Adultes, CHU Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Paris, France. jvillacortatorres@mail.ap-hm.fr
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|June 25, 2002
Abstract:
We report the case of a 36-year-old man with a pleural effusion that complicates the postoperative period after the implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD). The epidemiological, etiologic and therapeutic features of Fusarium infections were reviewed. Complete recovery of the infection was obtained after a treatment by liposomal amphotericine B (AmBisome) and 5 fluorocytosine.