Prosthetic hip infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans: case report

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-79

  Johannsson, Birgir ^a   Callaghan, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Fluconazole therapy; Prosthetic joint infection; Suppressive therapy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COXITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEVER; GRAM STAINING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HIP; INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLUCONAZOLE; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 65649138038     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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