title: Candida glabrata prosthetic hip infection.
abstract: We present a case of a 60-year-old Caucasian woman carrying a 2-year-old hip prosthesis infected by Candida glabrata dose-dependent susceptible to fluconazole and voriconazole. Resection arthroplasty was performed. Six weeks of caspofungin plus liposomal amphotericin combination therapy achieved joint sterilization and allowed a successfully reimplantation arthroplasty. In addition we review 9 cases of C. glabrata prosthetic joint infection described to date in the literature.
authors: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. bartalesif@aou-careggi.toscana.it
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Bartalesi
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Fallani
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Salomoni
authors: Massimiliano
authors: M
authors: Marcucci
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Meli
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Pecile
authors: Maria Iris
authors: MI
authors: Cassetta
authors: Leonardo
authors: L
authors: Latella
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Bartoloni
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Novelli
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents