Fluconazole-local irrigation in cement spacer for the treatment of Candida in prosthetic joint infection

• Autores: Roberto Collado Borrell, Ana María Martín de Rosales Cabrera, Montserrat Pérez Encinas, J. Martínez Martín
• Localización: European journal of clinical pharmacy: atención farmacéutica, ISSN 2385-409X, Vol. 16, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 141-143
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Prosthesis osteoarticular fungal infections are rare post-surgical complications. We report an 80-year-old male who developed C. parapsilosis infection after a knee replacement prosthetic. The treatment consisted in a prosthesis removal followed by replacement of articulated spacer with quick cement and a continuous irrigation with fluconazole during the replacement. Eigth month after, samples were negative for yeast