Fluconazole-impregnated beads in the management of fungal infection of prosthetic joints.
We report two cases of fungal infection of prosthetic joints which were successfully treated by the incorporation of fluconazole into polymethylmethacrylate beads inserted at the time of debridement.
Bruce
A S
AS
Northern General Hospital NHS Trust, Sheffield, England, UK.
Kerry
R M
RM
Norman
P
P
Stockley
I
I
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole