Deep Fungal Infection after Thoracotomy:Its Prevention and Treatment / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To summarize the experience of prevention and treatment of the deep fungal infection after thoracotomy.METHODS To enhance the prevention of the deep fungal infection after thoracotomy.To watch out for the change of postthoracotomy symptom,when doubtful clinical symptom appeared in the susceptible sufferersand to track the result of culture and adopt early experiential antifungal medication to treat.RESULTS Out of 38 patients 33 were cured,5 were died(13.16%).CONCLUSIONS To enhance the prevention of the deep fungal infection after thoracotomy,the early diagnosis and treatment with experiential antifungal medication are the important measures to improve prognosis in the patients with postthoracotomy infection of deep fungi.