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

Scand J Infect Dis

Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Published: June 2005

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.

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