Prosthetic Joint Infection of a Revision Knee Arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis

Prosthetic Joint Infection of a Revision Knee Arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis

We report a case of an infected total knee arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis. The patient was successfully treated with a two-stage exchange arthroplasty, local antifungal treatment, and systemic antifungal treatment. This specific combination therapy to treat C. parapsilosis joint infection ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in orthopedics 2019, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Keuning, Martine Christine, Zijlstra, Wierd Pieter, Al Moujahid, Aziz
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anidulafungin
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Caspofungin
Drug therapy, Combination
Enzymes
Health aspects
Implants, Artificial
Infection
Infections
Joint surgery
Laboratories
Mycoses
Patients
Prostheses
Prosthesis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of an infected total knee arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis. The patient was successfully treated with a two-stage exchange arthroplasty, local antifungal treatment, and systemic antifungal treatment. This specific combination therapy to treat C. parapsilosis joint infection has not been previously reported.
ISSN:2090-6749
2090-6757
DOI:10.1155/2019/3634519