Candida glabrata: an unusual fungal infection following a total hip replacement

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Sep 24:2012:bcr-2012-006491. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006491.

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman, after a femoral neck fracture and joint replacement, underwent a Girdlestone's procedure and received aggressive antimicrobial therapy in order to completely eradicate the fungal infection Candida glabrata. In the majority of such cases, a revised hip arthroplasty would be considered following debridement. However, due to the recurrence of this infection and a key associated risk factor, radical removal with concurrent drug therapy was the only option.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / etiology*
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / surgery
  • Candida glabrata*
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / surgery
  • Debridement
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Female
  • Femoral Neck Fractures / complications
  • Femoral Neck Fractures / microbiology
  • Femoral Neck Fractures / surgery*
  • Hip Joint / microbiology
  • Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects
  • Hip Prosthesis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence