Combined surgical and antifungal therapy is an effective treatment strategy for the rare condition of Candida albicans pacemaker endocarditis.
Supports combined therapy consideration in rare Candida pacemaker endocarditis; single case leaves open need for systematic data.
We describe a case of pacemaker endocarditis due to Candida albicans in a patient who responded favorably to combined surgical and antifungal therapy. Only five cases of candidal pacemaker endocarditis have been reported previously. We review these five cases and discuss the clinical presentation and therapy for this disease in comparison with candidal prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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