Management of osteoarticular fungal infections in the setting of immunodeficiency

SG Papachristou, E Iosifidis, NV Sipsas… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Osteoarticular fungal infections (OAFIs) complicate the clinical
course of high-risk patients, including immunosuppressed individuals. Their management …

Fungal osteomyelitis and soft tissue infections: Simple solutions to uncommon scenarios

R Chavan, A Menon, R Soman, C Rodrigues… - The Journal of Infection …, 2020 - jidc.org
Introduction: Fungal osteoarticular/soft tissue infections (FOaSI) are an uncommon entity
with protracted course due to variability in clinical picture, slow progression; resulting in …

Fungal osteomyelitis and septic arthritis

JT Bariteau, GR Waryasz, M McDonnell… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Management of fungal osteomyelitis and fungal septic arthritis is challenging, especially in
the setting of immunodeficiency and conditions that require immunosuppression. Because …

Fungal infections of the bones and joints

MD Johnson, JR Perfect - Current infectious disease reports, 2007 - Springer
Osteoarticular complications may occur with a variety of invasive fungal infections, and seem
to be increasing with growing use of prosthetic joints and as the immunosuppressed patient …

Epidemiology of fungal osteomyelitis

MN Gamaletsou, TJ Walsh, NV Sipsas - Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2014 - Springer
Fungal osteomyelitis is a severe and debilitating disease, affecting both immunocompetent
and immunocompromised patients. Recent comprehensive reviews showed that the burden …

Fungal osteomyelitis: a systematic review of reported cases

E Asperges, G Albi, F Truffelli, A Salvaderi, F Puci… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungal osteomyelitis is considered a rare disease, and the published literature mainly
comprises case reports, case series and narrative reviews. A systematic review was …

Update on invasive fungal infections: emerging trends in the incidence of fungal infections in immunosuppressed patients and associated conditions

J Salmanton-García - Therapeutic Advances in Infectious …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Haematological malignancies are known to be significant risk factors for invasive fungal
infections (IFIs), 1 particularly in high-income countries. Multiple myeloma, a common …

Osteoarticular mycoses

MN Gamaletsou, B Rammaert, B Brause… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Osteoarticular mycoses are chronic debilitating infections that require extended courses of
antifungal therapy and may warrant expert surgical intervention. As there has been no …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal arthritis: a challenging clinical entity

A Mishra, D Juneja - World Journal of Orthopedics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been an increasing incidence of fungal infections in recent years. Rarely joints
are also affected by fungal infections. Mainly, these infections develop in prosthetic joints …

Successful treatment of Candida osteoarticular infections with limited duration of antifungal therapy and orthopedic surgical intervention

AO Miller, MN Gamaletsou, MW Henry… - Infectious …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Current guidelines for treatment of Candida osteoarticular infections (COAIs)
recommend a prolonged course of antifungal therapy (AFT) of 6–12 months. Based upon …