Postoperative Peritonitis Due to Saccharomyces Cerivisiae—Treated with Ketoconazole
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy
- Vol. 16 (9) , 698-699
- https://doi.org/10.1177/106002808201600911
Abstract
A case of postoperative peritonitis caused by Saccharomyces cerivisiae and successfully treated with ketoconazole is reported. S. cerivisiae was grown, in culture, from the peritoneal cavity of a patient with postoperative fever and leukocytosis treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Possible etiologies of the peritonitis are discussed.Keywords
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