OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical character of patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP)(infected) with deep fungal organisms and its prevention and treatment with fluconazole.METHODS Among 256(patients) with SAP,46 cases with SAP and deep fungal infection treated by fluconazole were selected as(fluconazole) treatment group,66 patients with suspicious deep fungal infection were randomized into 2 groups: fluconazole(prevention) group(42 cases) and control group(24 cases).RESULTS There were lower incidences of deep fungal(infection) in fluconazole prevention group than that in control one(P