Prosthetic joint infections with osteomyelitis due to Candida albicans

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 462-466

  Lerch, K ^a,c   Kalteis, T ^a   Schubert, T ^b   Lehn, N ^b   Grifka, J ^a  

^a Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Candida; Endoprosthesis; Fluconazole; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; EMPYEMA; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; YEAST CELL;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE AND BONES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0348107401     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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