Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review.
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.
Paul
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Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK.
White
S H
SH
Nicholls
K M
KM
Crook
D W
DW
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