FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF THREE CASES
Authors: R K MERCHANT, D B LOURIA, P H GEISLER, J H EDGCOMB, J P UTZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 February 1958FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF THREE CASESRICHARD K. MERCHANT, M.D., DONALD B. LOURIA, M.D., PHILIP H. GEISLER, M.D., JOHN H. EDGCOMB, M.D., JOHN P. UTZ, M.D.RICHARD K. MERCHANT, M.D., DONALD B. LOURIA, M.D., PHILIP H. GEISLER, M.D., JOHN H. EDGCOMB, M.D., JOHN P. UTZ, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-2-242 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONEndocardial involvement in fungal disease is uncommon. Its true incidence has been obscured by confusion in terminology by both clinicians and bacteriologists. According to commonly accepted methods of classification,1, 2the higher fungi (Eumycetes) are separated from the bacteria (Schizomycetes). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, Maryland*Received for publication August 6, 1957.From the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John P. Utz, M.D., Chief, Infectious Disease Service, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda 14, Maryland.†National Cancer Institute. 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