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Successful medical treatment of Candida endocarditis with liposomal amphotericin B without surgical intervention

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  1. Second Department of Pediatrics, Athens University School of Medicine, “P. and A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

    F. Stripeli, M. Tsolia, V. Papaevangelou & A. Constantopoulos

  2. Department of Cardiology, “P. and A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Ch. Trapali

  3. First Department of Orthopedics, “P. and A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

    E. Vlachos

  4. Second Department of Orthopedics, “P. and A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

    D. Pasparakis

  5. Arkadiou 26, 152 31 Halandri, Athens, Greece

    F. Stripeli

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Stripeli, F., Tsolia, M., Trapali, C. et al. Successful medical treatment of Candida endocarditis with liposomal amphotericin B without surgical intervention. Eur J Pediatr 167, 469–470 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0498-8

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