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Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus

Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7813175

Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus

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Full title

Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus

Publisher

US: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021-01, Vol.8 (1), p.ofaa614

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

US: Oxford University Press

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Contents

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 intrins...

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Full title

Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7813175

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7813175

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ISSN

2328-8957

E-ISSN

2328-8957

DOI

10.1093/ofid/ofaa614

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