title: Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review.
abstract: 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.
authors: Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Paul
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: White
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Nicholls
authors: D W
authors: DW
authors: Crook
mesh_terms: D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006113:United Kingdom