Prosthetic Valve Candida Endocarditis: A Case Report with 18F-FDG-PET/CT as Part of the Diagnostic Workup

Table 1

The characteristics of 7 patients with Candida spp. prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Patient [reference number]	Candida species	Type and location of prosthetic valve	Transesophageal echocardiography	Visual assessment of valves by FDG-PET/CT	Duke criteria
1 [4]	C. parapsilosis	Mechanical AV and MV	Negative^a	Positive	Definitive
2 [4]	C. parapsilosis	Mechanical AV	Fistula^a	Positive	Definitive
3 [5]	Candida^b	ND^b	ND	Positive	Definitive
4 [6]	C. albicans	AV^c	Increased wall thickness of the aortic root	Positive	Definitive
5 [9]	C. albicans	Mechanical AV	Negative	Positive	Definitive
6 [present case 1]	C. albicans	Mechanical AV	Vegetation	Positive	Definitive
7 [present case 2]	C. albicans	Mechanical AV	Vegetation	Negative^d	Definitive

Abbreviations: AV: aortic valve; MV: mitral valve; ND: not done or data not given; ^aTransthoracic echocardiography. ^bSpecies not given. ^cType of the prosthetic valve not given. ^d Embolic foci in peripheral arteries detected by¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT.