Microbiological, clinical, and surgical features of fungal prosthetic joint infections: a multi-institutional experience.

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Published in J Bone Joint Surg Am on November 01, 2009

Authors

Khalid Azzam1, Javad Parvizi, Donald Jungkind, Arlen Hanssen, Thomas Fehring, Bryan Springer, Kevin Bozic, Craig Della Valle, Luis Pulido, Robert Barrack

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

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