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John Walton Sanders, IDWeek 2021: Unmet Needs in the Treatment of Candida Osteoarticular Infections

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Published Online: Oct 19th 2021

It was a pleasure to meet with Prof. John Walton Sanders (Wake Forest School of Medicine and the Hefner VAMC, Winston-Salem, NC, USA) to discuss the unmet needs in the treatment of Candida osteoarticular infections.

The abstract entitled: ‘Outcomes of Candida Bone and Joint Infections in Eight Patients from a Phase 3 Open-label Study (FURI)’ was presented at IDWeek 2021 (Virtual), 28 September – 3 October 2021.

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  1. Could you give us a brief overview of Candida osteoarticular infections, its clinical manifestations and prognosis? (0:12)
  2. What are the limitations of current treatment options for Candida osteoarticular infections? (1:04)

Disclosures: John Sanders has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

Filmed as a highlight of IDWeek, Virtual 2021

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