A cluster of cases of Aspergillus endocarditis after cardiac surgery

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A cluster of cases of Aspergillus endocarditis after cardiac surgery Ismaīl El-Hamamsy, MD, Nicolas Dürrleman, MD, Louis-Mathieu Stevens, MD, Raymond Cartier, MD, Michel Pellerin, MD, Louis P Perrault, MD, PhD, Michel Carrier, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 77, Issue 6, Pages 2184-2186 (June 2004) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01430-9

Fig 1 Ascending aortic artery mycotic pseudoaneurysm. Notice the high concentration and outgrowth of Aspergillus vegetations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 2184-2186DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01430-9)

Fig 2 Microscopic view of aspergilli showing characteristics septate hyphae. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 2184-2186DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01430-9)