Intra-abdominal abscess and fungemia caused by candida krusei

A 73-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia experienced an intra-abdominal abscess caused by Candida krusei. Treatment with drainage alone led to dissemination of the infection and resultant C krusei fungemia. The fungemia responded to therapy with amphotericin B, but the patient died of mul...

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Published in:	Archives of internal medicine (1960) Vol. 140; no. 9; p. 1239
Main Authors:	Gordon, R A, Simmons, B P, Appelbaum, P C, Aber, R C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-1980
Subjects:	Abscess - drug therapy Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Candidiasis - drug therapy Drainage Humans Intestinal Perforation - complications Leukemia, Lymphoid - complications Male
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Summary:	A 73-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia experienced an intra-abdominal abscess caused by Candida krusei. Treatment with drainage alone led to dissemination of the infection and resultant C krusei fungemia. The fungemia responded to therapy with amphotericin B, but the patient died of multisystem failure. We stress the rarity of intra-abdominal infection and fungemia with this organism and the necessity for treatment of candidal intra-abdominal infection with antifungal agents. X
ISSN:	0003-9926
DOI:	10.1001/archinte.1980.00330200115032