Candidemia in an Orthopedic Patient Detected Coincidentally by Peripheral Blood Smear

Candidemia in an Orthopedic Patient Detected Coincidentally by Peripheral Blood Smear

An elderly male, with a recent COVID-19 infection and cardiovascular comorbidities, experienced a prolonged hospitalization due to a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and bacteremia, post hip hemiarthroplasty. Despite the initial clinical improvement while on targeted antimicrobial therapy, the p...

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Main Authors: Eirini Spatha, Loredana-Mariana Gheorghe, Ioulia Chaliori, Nikolaos J. Tsagarakis, Nikolaos Patsiogiannis, Sofia K. Chaniotaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
candidemia
bloodstream infection
periprosthetic joint infection
phagocytosed blastospores
pseudohyphae
monocytes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/22/2597
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