Prosthetic Joint Infection of a Revision Knee Arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis

We report a case of an infected total knee arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis. The patient was successfully treated with a two-stage exchange arthroplasty, local antifungal treatment, and systemic antifungal treatment. This specific combination therapy to treat C. parapsilosis joint infection ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Keuning, Martine Christine, Al Moujahid, Aziz, Zijlstra, Wierd Pieter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6942732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31934480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3634519
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Sumario:We report a case of an infected total knee arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis. The patient was successfully treated with a two-stage exchange arthroplasty, local antifungal treatment, and systemic antifungal treatment. This specific combination therapy to treat C. parapsilosis joint infection has not been previously reported.

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