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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Main Authors: Paul, J, White, S, Nicholls, K, Crook, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1992
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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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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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