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 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
D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents