Candida glabrata prosthesis infection following pyelonephritis and septicaemia.
Candida glabrata is a well-known cause of lower urinary tract infections. Systemic infections caused by this organism are less common, but have increased dramatically in recent years. Prosthesis infection caused by C. glabrata is extremely rare. We report a case of prosthesis failure due to C. glabrata 5 y after candidaemia and pyelonephritis caused by this organism. The same C. glabrata strain was isolated from both infections, as confirmed by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method.
Nayeri
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Department of Infectious Diseases, County Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden.
Cameron
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Chryssanthou
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Johansson
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Söderström
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D017964:Itraconazole; D005437:Flucytosine