Candida glabrata infection following total hip arthroplasty: A case report
- Authors:
- Yun Zhu
- Chen Yue
- Zeyu Huang
- Fuxing Pei
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Affiliations: Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
- Published online on: November 21, 2013 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1420
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352-354
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Abstract
Candida glabrata infection following total hip arthroplasty is rare and, due to the insufficiency of standardized clinical and evidence-based guidelines, there is no appropriate therapeutic schedule. The present study reports the case of a 44-year-old patient with Candida glabrata infection following a total hip arthroplasty. The patient was successfully treated by administration of intravenous and oral voriconazole without removal of the prosthesis. This case illustrates the significance of postoperative follow-up, clinician experience and the choice of the correct antifungal agent. In this case, we found in the early stage of Candida glabrata infection, we were able to control the infection without surgery through thorough irrigation. This reduces patient suffering and economic burden.
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