Candida albicans prosthetic arthritis treated with fluconazole alone.
Conventional treatment of Candida prosthetic joint infection usually includes surgery followed by a long period of antifungal medication. We report a case of Candida albicans prosthetic arthritis successfully treated with fluconazole alone.
Merrer
J
J
Service de Réanimation Médicale Centre Hospitalier de Poissy / St Germain, France.
Dupont
B
B
Nieszkowska
A
A
De Jonghe
B
B
Outin
H
H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole