
Although this patient had none of these common risk factors associated with Candida empyema, she did have other factors predisposing her to fungal colonization and subsequent infection.
Randi Silibovsky, MD, is a professor of clinical medicine at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia. She specializes in infectious diseases, with an expertise in surgical infections, orthopedic infections, and antibiotic stewardship.

Although this patient had none of these common risk factors associated with Candida empyema, she did have other factors predisposing her to fungal colonization and subsequent infection.