Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review.
Candida infection of joint replacements is a rare but increasingly reported phenomenon. A case of Candida parapsilosis prosthetic knee joint infection occurring in the UK is described. Cure followed removal of the prosthesis and treatment, first with a combination of amphotericin and 5-fluorocytosin...
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description | Candida infection of joint replacements is a rare but increasingly reported phenomenon. A case of Candida parapsilosis prosthetic knee joint infection occurring in the UK is described. Cure followed removal of the prosthesis and treatment, first with a combination of amphotericin and 5-fluorocytosine, then ketoconazole. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:fa1e35fa-031f-4274-8afc-f0080003a1b02022-03-27T13:03:16ZProsthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:fa1e35fa-031f-4274-8afc-f0080003a1b0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1992Paul, JWhite, SNicholls, KCrook, DCandida infection of joint replacements is a rare but increasingly reported phenomenon. A case of Candida parapsilosis prosthetic knee joint infection occurring in the UK is described. Cure followed removal of the prosthesis and treatment, first with a combination of amphotericin and 5-fluorocytosine, then ketoconazole. |
spellingShingle | Paul, J White, S Nicholls, K Crook, D Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review. |
title | Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review. |
title_full | Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review. |
title_fullStr | Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review. |
title_full_unstemmed | Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review. |
title_short | Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review. |
title_sort | prosthetic joint infection due to candida parapsilosis in the uk case report and literature review |
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