Antifungal therapy did not improve outcomes including 30-dayall-cause mortality in patients suffering communityacquired perforated peptic ulcer-associated peritonitis with Candida species isolated from their peritoneal fluid

摘要

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 therapy for these patients remains controversial.