title: Candida albicans prosthetic arthritis treated with fluconazole alone.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale Centre Hospitalier de Poissy / St Germain, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merrer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nieszkowska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Jonghe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Outin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole