Bone-destroying candida infection following left ventricular assist device explant

Osamu Seguchi1, Tomoyuki Fujita2, Yoshinori Murata1, Masanobu Yanase1, Masahiro Higashi3, Köichi Toda2, Takeshi Nakatani1
1Division of Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
2Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
3Division of Radiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan

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