title: Candida glabrata: an unusual fungal infection following a total hip replacement.
abstract: A 60-year-old woman, after a femoral neck fracture and joint replacement, underwent a Girdlestone's procedure and received aggressive antimicrobial therapy in order to completely eradicate the fungal infection Candida glabrata. In the majority of such cases, a revised hip arthroplasty would be considered following debridement. However, due to the recurrence of this infection and a key associated risk factor, radical removal with concurrent drug therapy was the only option.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester Medical School, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. rlh23@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rebecca Louise
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Rebecca Meghan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: Nijil Lal
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Vasukutty
authors.forename: Hasnat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minhas
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001850:Bone Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D041221:Candida glabrata; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence