title: Rhodotorula minuta: an unusual fungal infection in hip-joint prosthesis.
abstract: Fungal infections of total joint arthroplasty are uncommon complications, and most cases have been associated with Candida species. In this article, we present a case in which a total hip arthroplasty was infected with Rhodotorula minuta. Intraoperative gram stain showed yeast formsand led to early detection and immediate treatment with amphotericin B and bacitracin. Successful reimplantation was performed 12 months later. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of arthroplasty infection caused by R minuta.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cutrona
authors.forename: Munir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Melissa S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Himes
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miladore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001414:Bacitracin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012248:Rhodotorula
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001414:Bacitracin; D000666:Amphotericin B