Journal article
An unusual cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: Candida species.
- Garbino J Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. jorge.garbino@hcuge.ch
- Schnyder I
- Lew D
- Bouchuiguir-Wafa K
- Rohner P
- 2003-07-04
Published in:
- Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. - 2003
Aged
Amphotericin B
Antifungal Agents
Candida
Candidiasis
Discitis
Female
Fluconazole
Follow-Up Studies
Fungemia
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Osteomyelitis
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
English
Candida species rarely cause spondylodiscitis. During 3 y, 3 cases of vertebral osteomyelitis due to Candida spp. (Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis) were diagnosed, 2 of which were associated with a spinal epidural abscess.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1080/00365540310000067
- PMID 12839165
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/152682
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