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. 2014 Oct 20;9(10):e106949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106949

Table 2. Fungal infections in patients after augmentation mammoplasty previously reported.

Species No. of cases Country reported Duration (mammoplasty to infection) Implant removal Antifungal therapy Reference
Candida albicans 1 Italy 3 years No Caspofungin [25]
Candida albicans 1 Turkey 5 years Yes Not specified [32]
Candida albicans 1 US 4 years Yes Fluconazole [29]
Candida albicans 1 US 10 months Yes Not specified [34]
Candida parapsilosis 1 US 16 days Yes Fluconazole [26]
Trichosporon beigelii 1 US 16 months No Fluconazole [30]
Trichosporon spp. 1 Singapore 17 months No Fluconazole [33]
Aspergillus flavus 1 UK 18 months Yes Not specified [36]
Aspergillus flavus 1 US 4 years Yes Not specified [31]
Aspergillus niger 1 UK 5 years Yes Not specified [24]
Aspergillus niger 1 US Several months Yes Not specified [35]
Curvularia spp. 5 US 4–12 months Not specified Not specified [27]
Curvularia spp. 1 US 6 months Yes Not specified [34]
Paecilomyces variotii 1 US 14 months Yes Not specified [37]
Penicillium 3 US Not stated Not specified Not specified [28]