Increased risk of candidemia in patients with necrotising pancreatitis infected with candida species

Candida infections are frequent in necrotising pancreatitis. Candidemia is associated with very high mortality and its risk due to infected pancreatic necrosis is unknown. So we aimed to assess potential risk factors and the risk of candidemia in necrotising pancreatitis.

Source: Pancreatology - July 15, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sebastian Rasch, Ulrich Mayr, Veit Phillip, Roland M. Schmid, Wolfgang Huber, Hana Alg ül, Tobias Lahmer Source Type: research