Objective To evaluate the predicted value of APACHEⅡ score at admission for deep fungal infection(DFI) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).Methods The clinical data of 132 patients with SAP from January 2006 to June 2011 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used for evaluating the predicted value.Results Thirty-nine patients with SAP infected DFI (29.5%),of which 36 patients (92.3%) infected with Candida albicans,2 patients (5.1%) with Candida tropicalis,1 patient (2.6%) with pearl bacteria.And,among these 39 patients,27 patients (69.2%) infected at single site,12 patients (30.8%) infected at multi-site. The APACHEⅡ score in 39 patients with DFI was higher than that of 93 patients without DFI (17.1±3.8 versus 9.7±2.1, t=14.316,P=0.000).The ROC for APACHEⅡ score predicting DFI was 0.745(P=0.000), 95%CI was 0.641-0.849.When the cut off point was 15,it showed the best forecast performance,with specificity 0.81, sensitivity 0.72,Youden index 0.53. Conclusions The APACHEⅡ score at admission can preferably predict DFI in patients with SAP; when the APACHEⅡ score is greater than 15,it prompts highly possible of DFI,so preventive anti-fungal treatment may be necessary.