Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report

We report a rare case of C. krusei knee arthritis treated with instillation of micafungin and arthroscopy. A 49-year-old man hospitalized for treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia developed knee arthritis with C. krusei. He was treated with a combination of arthroscopic debridement, intravenous as wel...

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Main Authors: Jeroen C. van Egmond, Nicole G.M. Hunfeld, Bart J.A. Rijnders, Jan A.N. Verhaar
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Colecção:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Acesso em linha:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300958