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Azole-resistant Candida albicans prosthetic joint infection treated with prolonged administration of anidulafungin and two-stage exchange with implant of a mega-prosthesis

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JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 29, Issue 6, Pages 386-388

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1120009X.2016.1199409

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Anidulafungin; Prosthetic joint infection; Mega-prosthesis; Candida albicans

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Fungal prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but severe complication of artroplasty. We report a case of PJI due to azole-resistant Candida albicans successfully treated with combination of prolonged administration of anidulafungin and two-stage joint exchange with insertion of a mega-prosthesis.

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