AUTHOR=Qiu Ye , Shi Yongying , Mai Ying , Wu Zhile , Guan Jing , Huang Juanni , Su Danhong , Ye Feng , Li Zhengtu 

TITLE=Subacute infective endocarditis due to Lodderomyces elongisporus: a case report and review of the literature

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181377

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181377

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Lodderomyces elongisporus</italic>, a rare emerging pathogen, can cause fungemia often related to immunosuppression or intravenous devices. Herein, we report the case of a 58-year-old woman with subacute infective endocarditis due to <italic>Lodderomyces elongisporus</italic> identified by blood fungal culture and whole-genome sequencing, who was treated with antifungals, mitral replacement and endocardial vegetation removal surgery.</p>