Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection

A 78-year-old woman with a long-term ankle spacer with antibacterials developed an intra-articular Candida auris infection. Treatment with systemic antifungal therapy plus an amphotericin B moulded cement spacer was successful.

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Main Authors: Scott C. Roberts, Teresa R. Zembower, Maureen K. Bolon, Anish R. Kadakia, Jasen H. Gilley, Jason H. Ko, Jessica Clark, Sharon Ward-Fore, Babafemi O. Taiwo
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1625287
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Anish R. Kadakia
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spelling doaj-art-82a80087602841a887ef12efb97a3dde2025-08-20T01:54:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512019-01-018186686810.1080/22221751.2019.1625287Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infectionScott C. Roberts0Teresa R. Zembower1Maureen K. Bolon2Anish R. Kadakia3Jasen H. Gilley4Jason H. Ko5Jessica Clark6Sharon Ward-Fore7Babafemi O. Taiwo8Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAA 78-year-old woman with a long-term ankle spacer with antibacterials developed an intra-articular Candida auris infection. Treatment with systemic antifungal therapy plus an amphotericin B moulded cement spacer was successful.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1625287Candida aurisamphotericin cement spacerintra-articular infection
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Teresa R. Zembower
Maureen K. Bolon
Anish R. Kadakia
Jasen H. Gilley
Jason H. Ko
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Sharon Ward-Fore
Babafemi O. Taiwo
Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection
Emerging Microbes and Infections
Candida auris
amphotericin cement spacer
intra-articular infection
title Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection
title_full Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection
title_fullStr Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection
title_full_unstemmed Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection
title_short Successful treatment of a Candida auris intra-articular infection
title_sort successful treatment of a candida auris intra articular infection
topic Candida auris
amphotericin cement spacer
intra-articular infection
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1625287
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