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Deep-seated Candida infections are strongly associated with mortality and morbidity of patients, and need early diagnosis. The frequency of deep-seated fungal infection has recently been growing. We encountered a tuboovarian abscess caused by Candida glabrata after chemotherapy with an anticancer drug, methotrexate, in a febrile neutropenic patient. The susceptibilities to fluconazole and amphotericin B were 16 and 0.5 µg/ml, respectively. Although combination therapy of fluconazole and amphotericin B was effective, left salpingectomy was laparoscopically performed because the left adnexal tumor continued to exist asymptomatically after 1 month.
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Mikamo, H., Ninomiya, M. & Tamaya, T. Tuboovarian abscess caused by Candida glabrata in a febrile neutropenic patient. J Infect Chemother 9, 257–259 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-003-0246-6
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