Candida parapsilosis Infection after Lumbosacral Arthrodesis with a PEEK TLIF Interbody Fusion Device: Case Report

Candida parapsilosis Infection after Lumbosacral Arthrodesis with a PEEK TLIF Interbody Fusion Device: Case Report

Abstract Spondylodiscitis is an uncommon but serious complication after spine surgeries, and its main etiologic agent is Staphylococcus aureus. Fungal infections are rare and mostly caused by Candida albicans. We report the clinical case of a 69-year-old male patient who underwent a L2-S1 arthrodesi...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Wajchenberg, Nelson Astur, Michel Kanas, Thiago Zinsly Sampaio Camargo, Sérgio Barsanti Wey, Délio Eulalio Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
fungal infections
spondylodiscitis
Candida parapsilosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162021000300390&tlng=pt

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