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. 1968 Jul;23(4):353–355. doi: 10.1136/thx.23.4.353

Candida endocarditis after heart surgery

N Conway 1, M L Kothari 1, Eunice Lockey 1, M H Yacoub 1
PMCID: PMC471802  PMID: 5664707

Abstract

Four new cases of Candida endocarditis after heart surgery are described and predisposing factors are discussed. Details are given of the one patient diagnosed in life and treated successfully with amphotericin B.

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