Cases of neonatal fungal endocarditis published from 1971 to 2013
NR First author Publ Year
Sex GA (wks)
BW (gr)
Age (d)
Candida spp.
Site of vegetation
Initial treatment Surgery Outcome
1 Giombetti JR45 1971 NR NR NR 42 C. albicans MV NR no died
2 Parker JC6 1980 NR NR NR 20 Candida spp. TV NR NR died
3 Walsh TJ44 1980 NR NR NR 42 C. albicans RV+TCV+MV AMB no died
4 Stopfkuchen H26 1983 M NR 1500 52 C. albicans RA+TCV NR no died
5 Sutton N32 1983 M 29 1300 3 C. albicans PA AMB+ 5FC no died
6 Foker JE25 1984 NR 34 1900 12 C. albicans RA AMB+ 5FC yes survived
7 Foker JE25 1984 NR 30 920 20 C. albicans TCV AMB+ 5FC yes survived
8 Foker JE25 1984 NR 26 880 30 C. albicans RA AMB+ 5FC yes survived
9 Ho Nk27 1984 F 32 1770 18 Candida spp. FO+valves
MICO no died
10 Johnson DE33 1984 NR 26 880 30 C. albicans RA AMB+ 5FC yes survived
11 Johnson DE33 1984 NR 30 920 20 C. albicans RV AMB+ 5FC yes survived
12 Heydarian M34 1987 M 32 1500 9 C. albicans RA AMB+ 5FC yes survived
13 O'Callaghan C28 1988 F 37 1500 NR Candida spp. RA NR no died
14 Faix RG31 1990 M 27 1180 12 C. parapsilosis TCV+RA AMB+ 5FC no survived
15 Sanchez PJ29 1991 F 36 2850 31 C. albicans RA+TCV AMB+ 5FC no survived
16 Sanchez PJ29 1991 F 26 815 29 C. albicans TCV AMB+ 5FC no survived
17 Sanchez PJ29 1991 M 29 820 43 C. albicans RA+MV AMB no survived
18 Zenker PN30 1991 M 24 590 73 C. parapsilosis RA+PV AMB+ 5FC no survived
19 Zenker PN30 1991 M 25 730 20 C. albicans RA AMB+ 5FC no survived
20 Zenker PN30 1991 NR 38 3400 NR C. parapsilosis TCV+PV+MV AMB+ 5FC no survived
21 Citak M22 1992 NR 28 NR NR C. albicans NR AMB+5FC yes died
22 Tolan RW23 1992 NR 28 NR 51 C. albicans RA AMB yes died
23 Mayayo E15 1996 M 32 1360 12 C. albicans TCV+PV AMB no died
24 Kothari SS56 1996 M NR 3000 10 Candida spp. RA AMB yes died
25 Farah MC42 1997 NR NR 2460 10 Candida spp. RA NR yes survived
26 Daftary AS35 1999 M 30 1395 8 C. albicans RA AMB+FLU yes died
27 Daftary AS35 1999 M 24 640 30 C. albicans RA AMB+FLU no died
28 Daftary AS35 1999 M 23 605 6 C. albicans RA+TCV AMB no died
29 Daftary AS35 1999 F 25 805 8 C. albicans RA AMB+5FC yes died
30 Robinson LG57 1999 M 25 680 20 C. albicans LA AMB no survived
31 Mogyorosy G24 2000 M NR 780 18 C. albicans PA FLU no died
32 Picareli D62 2000 F 25 750 7 C. albicans RV FLU yes survived
33 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 24 600 NR C. parapsilosis NR AMB no survived
34 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 24 660 NR C. parapsilosis NR AMB no died
35 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 24 700 NR C. parapsilosis NR AMB no survived
36 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 26 720 NR C. parapsilosis NR AMB no died
37 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 25 750 NR C. parapsilosis NR AMB no died
38 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 26 440 NR C. albicans NR AMB no died
39 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 24 690 NR C. albicans NR AMB no survived
40 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 24 820 NR C. albicans NR AMB no died
41 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 29 1280 NR C. albicans NR AMB no survived
42 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 28 1380 NR C. albicans NR AMB no survived
43 Noyola DE5 2001 NR 37 3368 NR C. albicans NR AMB no survived 44 Ruiz E59
2002 M 30 NR 9 S. cerevisiae AV AMB no survived
45 Gavin PJ58 2002 M 28 1050 66 P. obovatum RA AMB yes died
46 Marks KA41 2002 F 24 566 NR C. tropicalis RA+LA AMB+rTPA no survived
47 Hesseling M55 2003 NR 24 NR 14 C. guillermondii NR AMB+ 5FC+ CAS no died
48 Divekar A47 2004 M 34 NR 35 C. parapsilosis VC+LV AMB+FLU no survived
49 Odio CM52 2004 NR 33 NR 105 C. parapsilosis NR AMB no survived
50 Luciani GB40 2005 F 32 1900 60 C. albicans TCV+ other in atrium
AMB+FLU yes survived
51 Minette MS51 2005 M NR 4440 26 C. albicans RA+TCV AMB+FLU no survived
52 Ankola PA48 2006 M 27 1000 27 C. parapsilosis TCV AMB+FLU no survived
53 Correale M17 2006 F NR NR 30 C. albicans TCV+RV NR yes survived
54 Levy I21 2006 F 24 709 18 C. albicans IVS+ RA AMB+ 5FC NR survived
55 Levy I21 2006 F 38 2510 16 C .albicans RA AMB NR died
56 Levy I21 2006 F 26 830 33 C. parapsilosis RA AMB NR survived
57 Levy I21 2006 F 27 960 15 C. parapsilosis RA AMB+ 5FC NR survived
58 Levy I21 2006 F 25 615 23 C. parapsilosis RA AMB+ 5FC NR died
59 Ozkiraz S39 2007 M 28 1100 50 C. albicans RV+PA AMB yes died
60 Karatza AA38 2008 F 28 1270 20 C. albicans RA +IAS AMB+CAS no survived
62 Patted SV53 2009 M 34 NR 63 C. kruzei RV NR yes died
63 Sharma J46 2009 M 26 846 28 C. albicans RA+TCV AMB+CAS no died
64 Grizelzj R50 2010 F 33 1400 10 C. dubliniencis RA AMB+FLU yes survived
65 Aydemir C18 2010 M 26 800 8 C. albicans RA+VCS AMB+rTPA no survived
66 Ekici F60 2011 F 29 970 72 Candida spp. RA AMB yes survived
67 Sundaram P61 2011 M 36 NR 40 Kodamaea
ohmeri
TCV AMB no died
68 Li MJ37 2012 F 26 770 54 C. albicans RA AMB no died
69 Harris M54 2012 M 25 NR NR C. parapsilosis LV AMB no survived
70 Jajoo M36 2012 M 38 3050 11 C. tropicalis RV+TCV AMB+FLU no survived
71 Azhar A49 2012 F 32 1400 14 C. albicans RV+LV AMB+FLU no survived
GA: gestational age (weeks); BW: birthweight (g); Age (d): age at diagnosis (days); AMB: amphotericin B, FLU: fluconazole; CAS:
caspofungin; 5-FC: 5-Flucytosine; MICO: miconazole; rTPA: recombinant tissue plasminogen factor; RA: right atrium, LA: left atrium, TCV:
tricuspid valve, RV: right ventricle, MV: mitral valve, FO: foramen ovale, PV: pulmonic valve, IVS: Interventricular septum, LV: left ventricle, IAS: Interatrial septum, VCI: vena cave inferior, VCS: vena cave superior