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A case is presented of ascites infected with Candida in a cirrhotic patient. Candida infection of the ascitic fluid and candidemia were found 24 hours after perforation of a gastric ulcer. Combined intravenous therapy with Amphotericin B and 5-Fluorocytosine eradicated the infection within two weeks. The need for comprehensive therapeutic approach in the debilitated patient prone to fungal and bacterial infection is emphasized.
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Freund, U., Gimmon, Z. & Katz, S. Candida infected ascites caused by perforated ulcer. Mycopathologia 66, 191–192 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00683971
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