A Case of Candida Glabrata Infection after Total Knee Arthroplasty.
- Author:
Kang Il KIM
1
;
Hee Seok SHIM
;
Young Jun KIM
;
Jae Ho YOO
;
Dae Kyung BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. drkim@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Total knee arthroplasty;
Candida glabrata
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty;
Candida;
Candida albicans;
Candida glabrata;
Knee;
Sprains and Strains
- From:Journal of the Korean Knee Society
2010;22(2):136-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Candida infection after total knee arthroplasty is very rare. The diagnosis is difficult due to lack of obvious clinical symptoms. Candida albicans is the most common strain in Candida infections after total knee arthroplasties and Candida glabrata has been reported in only 5 cases in the literature. We report here on a case of Candida glabrata infection after total knee arthroplasty, and this was treated by two-stage revision and using an antibiotics-loaded cement spacer.
