Successful Salvage of Primary TKA Infected with Candida Albicans: A Case Report

Abstract

A deep infection following a prosthetic joint replacement is a serious complication with an incidence ranging from 1 to 2% of patients undergoing total prosthetic surgery. The common invading organisms are staphylococci, streptococci and gram negative bacillus. A candida infection after a prosthetic joint replacement is very rare, and a diagnosis is difficult because of the indolent nature of the clinical symptoms and signs as well as its rarity. We report a case of candida infection after a TKA, which was treated successfully by a staged reimplantation.

The rate and management of prosthetic joint infection in the low-income setting: a cross-sectional study

“…There has also been a wide range of infective agents reported to be the causes of postarthroplasty infection. This list extends to include Staphylococcus species, MRSA, aerobic Gram-positive bacteria, anaerobic Gram-negative enterococci, Streptococcus species, Mycobacterium tuberculosis , and some types of fungi 37 – 43 .…”

Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…Staphylococcus aureus (67.7%) was the most common pathogen, followed by streptococci (19.2%). Song et al14) reported a case of infection caused by candida albicans. Thus, fungus or mycobacterium tuberculosis could also be one of the causative microorganisms that bring about infection after TKA.…”