Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus. (13th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kobayashi, Takaaki; Lawler, Ericka; Samra, Hasan; Ford, Bradley; Sekar, Poorani
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 8:Number 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2020-12-13
• Subjects: Aspergillus terreus -- fungal prosthetic joint infection; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa614
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Fungal periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are rare but associated with significant mortality. We report a case of a finger PJI secondary to Aspergillus terreus in an immunocompetent patient with soil exposure, successfully treated with surgical debridement and voriconazole. Identification of A terreus is important because of intrinsic amphotericin B resistance.