Prosthetic joint infection due to Candida parapsilosis in the UK: case report and literature review

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1992 Sep;11(9):847-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01960889.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Candidiasis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • United Kingdom