Antifungal therapy did not improve outcomes including 30-day all-cause mortality in patients suffering community-acquired perforated peptic ulcer-associated peritonitis with Candida species isolated from their peritoneal fluid
Background/purpose: Although patients suffering community-acquired perforated peptic ulcer (PPU)-associated peritonitis with Candida species isolated from their peritoneal fluid have higher chances of mortality and experiencing a complicated postoperative clinical course, universal antifungal therap...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215008075 |