Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review
| Autor: | Derrick W. Crook, K. M. Nicholls, J. Paul, S. H. White |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Microbiology (medical) Male medicine.medical_specialty Prosthesis-Related Infections medicine.medical_treatment Joint Prosthesis Candida parapsilosis Prosthesis Prosthetic knee Medicine Humans Mycosis Royaume uni Reino unido biology business.industry Candidiasis Prosthetic joint infection General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification United Kingdom Surgery Infectious Diseases business |
| Popis: | Candida infection of joint replacements is a rare but increasingly reported phenomenon. A case of Candida parapsilosis prosthetic knee joint infection occurring in the UK is described. Cure followed removal of the prosthesis and treatment, first with a combination of amphotericin and 5-fluorocytosine, then ketoconazole. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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