Candida albicans prosthetic arthritis treated with fluconazole alone

J Infect. 2001 Apr;42(3):208-9. doi: 10.1053/jinf.2001.0819.

Abstract

Conventional treatment of Candida prosthetic joint infection usually includes surgery followed by a long period of antifungal medication. We report a case of Candida albicans prosthetic arthritis successfully treated with fluconazole alone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Candida albicans / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Fluconazole