Candida infection after total knee arthroplasty: Management without resection or amphotericin B

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 825-829

  Simonian, Peter T ^a   Brause, Barry D ^b   Wickiewicz, Thomas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Candida infection; Revision; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; KETOCONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030827904     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(97)90015-2     Document Type: Article

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