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Prosthetic joint infection due toCandida parapsilosis in the UK: Case report and literature review

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Candida infection of joint replacements is a rare but increasingly reported phenomenon. A case ofCandida parapsilosis prosthetic knee joint infection occurring in the UK is described. Cure followed removal of the prosthesis and treatment, first with a combination of amphotericin and 5-fluorocytosine, then ketoconazole.

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  1. Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Levels 6/7, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK

    J. Paul, K. M. Nicholls & D. W. Crook

  2. Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, OX3 7LD, Oxford, UK

    S. H. White

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Paul, J., White, S.H., Nicholls, K.M. et al. Prosthetic joint infection due toCandida parapsilosis in the UK: Case report and literature review. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 847–849 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960889

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