title: Candida glabratainfection following total hip arthroplasty: A case report.
abstract: Candida glabratainfection following total hip arthroplasty is rare and, due to the insufficiency of standardized clinical and evidence-based guidelines, there is no appropriate therapeutic schedule. The present study reports the case of a 44-year-old patient withCandida glabratainfection following a total hip arthroplasty. The patient was successfully treated by administration of intravenous and oral voriconazole without removal of the prosthesis. This case illustrates the significance of postoperative follow-up, clinician experience and the choice of the correct antifungal agent. In this case, we found in the early stage ofCandida glabratainfection, we were able to control the infection without surgery through thorough irrigation. This reduces patient suffering and economic burden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zeyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fuxing
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pei
keywords: candida glabrata; infection; total hip arthroplasty