| Literature DB >> 26638217 |
L Arbeloa-Gutierrez1,2, T Kuberski3, S M Johnson4, I Sagastibelza1,2, J I Alaez5, D Pappagianis4.
Abstract
A resident of Spain was found to have a prosthetic knee infection due to coccidioidomycosis. He had a history of having pneumonia which resolved while living in an area of California endemic for Coccidioides in 1957-1961. The patient left California in 1961 returned to Spain and never left Spain thereafter. In 2006, a total knee replacement was done. In 2013, a prosthetic knee infection was documented due to coccidioidomycosis. By molecular DNA analysis, Coccidioides immitis was identified from the knee tissue, a species most commonly found in California. This represents reactivation of a Coccidioides infection 56 years after leaving the endemic area.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26638217 DOI： 10.1007/s10096-015-2526-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN： 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267