title: A case of Candida orthopsilosis associated septic arthritis in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
abstract: We report a case of persistent Candida orthopsilosis associated septic arthritis. Repeated isolation of C. orthopsilosis from tissue and joint fluid was confirmed by identification of the ITS region of the rRNA gene using a Candida-Specific Luminex based assay and gene sequencing of the D1/D2 regions. This was the first case of C. orthopsilosis associated septic arthritis reported in Jamaica and in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Depatrtment of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston7, Jamaica.
authors.forename: Orville D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Heslop
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Ceulaer
authors.affiliation: Depatrtment of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston7, Jamaica.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rainford
authors.affiliation: Depatrtment of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston7, Jamaica.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: M Nicholson
keywords: Biofilm formation; Candida orthopsilosis; Fluconazole; Persistent infection; Septic arthritis