Isolation of Candida Species is an Important Clue for Suspecting Gastrointestinal Tract Perforation as a Cause of Empyema

Abstract

We believe that the empyema in these 5 patients was caused by normal commensal Candida species entering the pleural cavity when the fistula between the gastrointestinal tract and pleural cavity was formed. Isolation of Candida species can be an important clue for suspecting gastrointestinal tract perforation as a cause of empyema.