Periprosthetic hip joint infection with Aspergillus terreus: A clinical case and a review of the literature

Fungal periprosthetic joint infections due to Aspergillus species are rare but are associated with significant cost and morbidity. We present a case of Asperigillus terreus prosthetic joint infection of the hip. The patient was successfully treated with a prolonged course of systemic antifungals alo...

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Autores principales: Bartash, Rachel, Guo, Yi, Pope, John B., Levi, Michael H., Szymczak, Wendy, Saraiya, Nidhi, Nori, Priya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28808616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.07.006
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Sumario:Fungal periprosthetic joint infections due to Aspergillus species are rare but are associated with significant cost and morbidity. We present a case of Asperigillus terreus prosthetic joint infection of the hip. The patient was successfully treated with a prolonged course of systemic antifungals along with surgical management.

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