title: Infection with Candida albicans of a total knee arthroplasty. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Infection with Candida albicans of a total knee arthroplasty developed in an immunosuppressed 52-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who initially presented with clear drainage from the incision, which cultured negative initially. Successful treatment consisted initially of debridement and a course of intravenous antibiotics, followed by staged arthrodesis with an intramedullary rod.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44106.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rehm
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wilde
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D002177:Candidiasis; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents