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. 2019 Jun 26;7(12):1430–1443. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i12.1430

Table 1.

Non-albicans Candida prosthetic joint infection cases

Ref. Year Fungus Gender Age Joint Charlson comorbidity index Antifungal treatment Surgical treatment Treatment duration Outcome Follow-up in mo Time from implantation to symptoms onset in mo Time from symptoms onset to definite diagnosis by culture, in mo
Koutserimpas et al[6] 2018 C. glabrata Female 68 Knee 4 Anidulafungin / Voriconazole TSRA 28 wk Successful - 180 0.5
Geng et al[7] 2016 C. glabrata Male 78 Hip 4 Fluconazole / Amphotericin B / Caspofungin Spacer implantation (failure)/RA 26 wk Successful 11 34.8
Klatte et al[8] 2014 C. glabrata Female 81 Hip 4 Flucytosine / Amphotericin. B / Fluconazole OSRA - Successful 8 -
Zhu et al[9] 2014 C. glabrata Male 44 Hip - Amphotericin B / Voriconazole No 6 wk Successful 3 - 5
Anagnostakos et al[10] 2012 C. glabrata Female 51 Hip 6 Fluconazole TSRA 6 wk Successful 70 - -
Anagnostakos et al[10] 2012 C. glabrata Male 78 Hip 6 Fluconazole TSRA 6 wk Successful 15 - -
Bartalesi et al[11] 2012 C. glabrata Female 60 Hip - Voriconazole / Caspofungin + Amphotericin B TSRA 6 wk Successful 48 - -
Hall et al[12] 2012 C. glabrata Female 60 Hip 4 Caspofungin RA 6 wk - - < 0.5 0.2
Dumaine et al[13] 2008 C. glabrata - 72 Knee 5 Caspofungin + Flucytosine / Fluconazole + Flucytosine Arthrodesis 16 wk Successful 15 - -
Lejko-Zupanc et al[14] 2005 C. glabrata Male 74 Hip 5 Amphotericin B + Fluconazole / Caspofungin RA → 3 wk Successful 36 72 -
Fabry et al[15] 2005 C. glabrata Female 74 Knee 6 Voriconazole 2x Debridement 32 wk Death from unrelated causes while on therapy 24 72 -
Gaston et al[16] 2004 C. glabrata Female 42 Knee 4 Voriconazole / Amphotericin B Amputation (above knee) 8 wk Successful 6 264 -
Açikgöz et al[17] 2002 C. glabrata Female 70 Knee - Fluconazole Arthrodesis - Successful 7.5 9 6
Ramamohan et al[18] 2001 C. glabrata Female 65 Hip - Amphotericin B + Flucytosine TSRA 7 wk Successful 24 48 -
Selmon et al[19] 1998 C. glabrata Female 75 Knee 5 Amphotericin B/Itraconazole + Fluconazole OSRA > 8 wk Successful 48 84 -
Nayeri et al[20] 1997 C. glabrata Female 62 Hip 4 Amphotericin B+ Flucytosine / Itraconazole + Flucytosine OSRA 11 wk Successful 22 60 -
Darouiche et al[21] 1989 C. glabrata Female 69 Hip - Amphotericin B RA 1 wk Successful - 27 0.5
Goodman et al[22] 1983 C. glabrata Female 69 Hip 3 - RA - Successful 12 27 -
Geng et al[7] 2016 C. papapsilosis Male 67 Knee 3 Fluconazole TSRA 10 wk Successful 48 3 -
Wang et al[23] 2015 C. parapsilosis Female 67 Knee 4 Fluconazole TSRA 10 wk Successful 27 - -
Wang et al[23] 2015 C. parapsilosis Male 74 Knee 5 Fluconazole TSRA 8 wk Successful 30 - -
Wang et al[23] 2015 C. pasapsilosis Female 71 Knee 4 Fluconazole TSRA 6 wk Successful 62 - -
Klatte et al[8] 2014 C. parapsilosis Male 69 Knee 8 Flucytosine+ Amphotericin. B OSRAx3 (Failure the first 2 times) - Successful 19 1 -
Klatte et al[8] 2014 C. parapsilosis Female 82 Knee 4 Flucytosine+ Amphotericin. B OSRA - Successful 2 -
Klatte et al[8] 2014 C. parapsilosis Male 46 Knee 1 Flucytosine+ Amphotericin. B OSRA - Successful 6 -
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 62 Knee 4 Fluconazole TSRA - Successful ≥ 24 4.5 1.5
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 77 Knee - Fluconazole TSRA - Successful ≥ 24 4 3
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 66 Hip - Fluconazole TSRA - Successful ≥ 24 2 1
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 76 Knee 8 Fluconazole TSRA - Successful ≥ 24 33 2
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 36 Knee - Fluconazole TSRA - Successful ≥ 24 74 2
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 66 Hip 4 Fluconazole RA - - - 2 2
Kuiper et al[25] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 58 Hip - None RA/refused further treatment - Refused further treatment 8 - -
Chiu et al[26] 2013 C. parapsilosis Male 71 Hip 5 Fluconazole RA 40 wk Successful 24 48 -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 71 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 46 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 76 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 56 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 76 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 67 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 72 Knee - Fluconazole, TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 73 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female1 611 Bilateral Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 65 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female1 611 Bilateral Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 46 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 67 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 65 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 68 Knee - Fluconazole, TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 69 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 68 Knee - Fluconazole, TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 42 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 67 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 49 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 60 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 41 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. parapsilosis Female 73 Knee - Amphotericin B / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 52 - -
Anagnostakos et al[10] 2012 C. parapsilosis Male 67 Knee - Fluconazole RA 6 wk - - - -
Dutronc et al[27] 2010 C. parapsilosis Male 66 Hip 5 Fluconazole TSRA 24 wk Successful - 0 -
Dutronc et al[27] 2010 C. parapsilosis Female 77 Hip 4 Ampotericin B + fluorocytosine / Fluconazole RA 38 wk Successful - 5 -
Antony et al[28] 2008 C. parapsilosis Female 67 Shoulder 3 Voriconazole / Fluconazole TSRA - Successful 6 - -
Antony et al[28] 2008 C. parapsilosis Female 67 Hip 3 Fluconazole TSRA - Successful - - -
Yang et al[29] 2001 C. parapsilosis Female 68 Knee 3 Fluconazole TSRA 10 wk Successful 48 0 16
Bruce et al[30] 2001 C. parapsilosis Female 51 Hip - Fluconazole TSRA - Successful 84 36 36
Brooks[31] 1998 C. parapsilosis Male 64 Knee 5 Amphotericin B/Fluconazole Debridement 28 wk Successful 24 15 4
Wada et al[32] 1998 C. parapsilosis Male 77 Knee 4 Fluconazole Debridement 28 wk Successful 36 0.5 0.5
Cushing et al[33] 1997 C. parapsilosis Female 73 Knee - Fluconazole No > 24 wk Successful 12 1 -
Fukasawa et al[34] 1997 C. parapsilosis Female 80 Knee - Fluconazole Debridement 53 wk Successful 24 2
White et al[35] 1995 C. parapsilosis Female 64 Knee - Fluconazole/Ampotericin B / Itraconazole RA 20 wk Successful - 0 9
Tunkel et al[36] 1993 C. parapsilosis Male 37 Knee 6 Amphotericin B / Ketoconazole / Fluconazole TSRA (Failure)/Amputation (Successful) - Successful 7 4 0
Paul et al[37] 1992 C. pasapsilosis Male 63 Knee - Amphotericin + fluorocytosine / ketoconazole Arthrodesis 9 wk Successful 24 3 4
Lim et al[38] 1986 C. parapsilosis Male 35 Knee - Fluorocytosine Arthrodesis - - - 0 6
Younkin et al[39] 1984 C. parapsilosis Female 75 Hip - Fluorocytosine+ Amphotericin B TSRA 6 wk Successful 24 0 60
Lichtman[40] 1983 C. parapsilosis Male 59 Shoulder - Amphotericin B / ketoconazole RA Indefinite (> 58 d) -- - 20 9
MacGregor et al[41] 1979 C. parapsilosis Male 64 Knee - Amphotericin B + Fluorocytosine Non-surgical (failure)/ then RA 21 wk Successful 12 27 5
Sebastian et al[42] 2017 C. tropicalis Male 53 Hip 3 Fluconazole TSRA 28 wk Successful NR 24 0
Reddy et al[43] 2013 C. tropicalis Female 62 Knee 3 Fluconazole TSRA 30 wk Successful 24 22.5 1.5
Ueng et al[24] 2013 C. tropicalis Male 67 Hip - Fluconazole RA - - - 15 1
Lidder et al[44] 2013 C. tropicalis Female 76 Hip - Amphotericin B RA 24 wk Successful 24 36 15
Azam et al[45] 2008 C. tropicalis Male 73 Hip 6 Caspofungin / Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 9 wk, (Caspofungin 1 wk, fluconazole ≥ 8 wk) Successful 12 108 -
Wyman et al[46] 2002 C. tropicalis Male 62 Knee Fluconazole / Amphotericin B TSRA 18 wk Successful 36 0.25 6
Darouiche et al[21] 1989 C. tropicalis Male 72 Hip 4 Amphotericin B / ketoconazole Debridement (failure)/ RA 12 wk Successful 36 0.5 1
Lambertus et al[47] 1988 C. tropicalis Male 61 Hip 3 Amphotericin B RA - Successful 24 6 6
Lambertus et al[47] 1988 C. tropicalis Male 65 Hip - Amphotericin B / ketoconazole RA/ arthrodesis >24 wk Successful 14 4 4
73.Goodman et al[30] 1983 C. tropicalis Female 59 Knee - Amphotericin B TSRA (failure)/ RA 6 wk Successful 12 3 6
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. pelliculosa Female 67 Knee - Fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 56 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C .pelliculosa Female 64 Knee - Amphotericin B / fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 35 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. pelliculosa Male 75 Knee - Amphotericin B / fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 34 - -
Klatte et al[8] 2014 C. lusitaniae Male 74 Knee 6 Voriconazole OSRA - Successful 12 -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. lusitaniae Female 66 Knee - Amphotericin B / fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 43 - -
Hwang et al[4] 2012 C. famata Female 83 Knee - Amphotericin B / fluconazole TSRA ≥ 6 wk Successful 33 - -
Anagnostakos et al[10] 2012 C. lipolytica Male 77 Hip 7 Fluconazole TSRA 6 wk Successful 22 - -
Wang et al[23] 2015 C. utilis Female 56 Knee 2 Fluconazole TSRA 6 wk Successful 24 - 5
Dutronc et al[27] 2010 C. guillermondii Male 76 Knee 4 Amphotericin B+ fluorocytosine / Fluconazole None 14 wk (2 wk AMB+5FC, then 3 mo FZ) Failure - 0 -
Geng et al[7] 2016 C. freyschussii Female 58 Knee 2 Fluconazole / Caspofungin TSRA 10 wk Successful 55 <0.25

Patient demographics, antifungal treatment, its duration, as well as infection outcome and follow-up period are presented.

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Bilateral PJI in the same patient; -: Not reported or unclear. TSRA: Two stage revision arthroplasty; OSRA: One stage revision arthroplasty; RA: Resection arthroplasty.