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Candida albicans tricuspid valve endocarditis in an intravenous drug addict: successful treatment with fluconazole.

Westling K, Thalme A, Julander I

Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Katarina.Westling@medhs.ki.se

An addicted, intravenous drug user was treated for Candida albicans tricuspid valve endocarditis with high dose fluconazole for 8 months, without relapse after 30 months.

Published 4 April 2005 in Scand J Infect Dis, 37(4): 310-1.
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