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Andrea Giulio Quarti1, Gabriele Egidy Assenza2, Valeria Francesca Mangerini1
1Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Policlinico di Sant'Orsola IRCCS, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
We report a case of endocarditis months after a Bentall procedure. This was caused by Candida Lusitaniae, in an immunocompetent patient with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient underwent a new Bentall procedure. SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with co-infection by Candida species since the beginning of the pandemic, nevertheless, Candida Lusitaniae remains a very uncommon causative agent of prosthetic endocarditis. We suggest a possible role of the SARS-CoV-2, which may have delayed the diagnosis of endocarditis and the appropriate therapy.
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