Sunday, February 24, 2013
Candida glabrata Prosthetic Hip Infection.
Candida glabrata Prosthetic Hip Infection.
2012
Bartalesi F, Fallani S, Salomoni E, Marcucci M, Meli M, Pecile P, Cassetta MI, Latella L, Bartoloni A, Novelli A.
Source
Consultant Physician, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. bartalesif@aou-careggi.toscana.it.
Abstract
We present a case of a 60-year-old Caucasian woman carrying a 2-year-old hip prosthesis infected by Candida glabrata dose-dependent susceptible to fluconazole and voriconazole. Resection arthroplasty was performed. Six weeks of caspofungin plus liposomal amphotericin combination therapy achieved joint sterilization and allowed a successfully reimplantation arthroplasty. In addition we review 9 cases of C. glabrata prosthetic joint infection described to date in the literature.
Labels: arthroplasty, Candida glabrata, caspofungin, Infection, liposomal amphotericin, Prosthetic Hip
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