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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2/2016

01-02-2016 | Original Article

Reactivation of coccidioidomycosis: a prosthetic joint infection in Spain

Authors: L. Arbeloa-Gutierrez, T. Kuberski, S. M. Johnson, I. Sagastibelza, J. I. Alaez, D. Pappagianis

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 2/2016

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Reactivation of coccidioidomycosis: a prosthetic joint infection in Spain
Authors
L. Arbeloa-Gutierrez
T. Kuberski
S. M. Johnson
I. Sagastibelza
J. I. Alaez
D. Pappagianis
Publication date
01-02-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-015-2526-3

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