Fungal Infection on a Joint Prosthesis

Change in Joint Prosthesis in One Step Due to Fungal Infection

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02467712

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-10

Start date

2015-07-31

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2015-06-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fongal Infection

Keywords

Fongal infection, joint prosthesis, prosthetic reconstruction

Brief summary

It is generally accepted that the fungal infection on a joint prosthesis is to be treated in two surgical time: implant removal and prosthetic reconstruction. The service took the option for over 10 years to treat bacterial infections in joint replacement by a change in time. In four recent cases the diagnosis initially suspected of bacterial infection has been restated on intraoperative bacteriological examinations fungal infection. It is therefore a potentially harmful side effect of the chosen treatment option, but 4 patients in question were all cured of their fungal infection after a postoperative antifungal therapy. The objective of this study is to report these cases for discussion on the therapeutic choices in fungal infections on joint replacement.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients over 18 years * Patient having surgery for the management of fungal infection after change in one step in joint replacement prothesis in the participating services in 2014.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients under 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fungal infection	for the duration of hospital stay, up to 1 year

Contacts

Primary ContactJean-Yves JENNY, MD

jean-yves.jenny@chru-strasbourg.fr33.3.88.55.21.45

Outcome results