Positive peritoneal fluid fungal cultures in postoperative peritonitis after bariatric surgery.

Clin Microbiol Infect

Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Université Paris Diderot Sorbonne Cite, APHP, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, France. Electronic address:

Published: September 2015

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Postoperative peritonitis (POP) is a common surgical complication after bariatric surgery (BS). We assessed the importance of positive fungal cultures in these cases of POP admitted to the intensive care unit. Clinical features and outcome were compared in 25 (41%) Candida-positive patients (6 (22%) fluconazole-resistant Candida glabrata) and 36 patients without Candida infection. Candida infections were more commonly isolated in late-onset peritonitis and were often associated with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Risk factors for intensive care unit mortality (19.6%) were diabetes and superobesity. Candida infections, including fluconazole-resistant strains, are common in POP after BS. These data encourage the empirical use of a broad-spectrum antifungal agent.

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