TABLE 1.

Summary of fungal culture results

Day of culture	Sample source	Presence of C. lusitaniae
18 days prior to first positive culture	Blood	No
11 days prior to first positive culture	Blood	No
Day 1 (empiric fluconazole treatment started)	Central venous pressure catheter tip	Yes
Day 3	Blooda	Yes
Day 6 (amphotericin B treatment started)	Blood	Yes
Day 10 (lipid complex amphotericin B started)	Blood	Yes
Day 13	Urine	No
Day 15	Blood	Yes
Day 20	Urine	Yes (10,000 CFU/ml)
Day 36	Urine	No
Day 55	Bloodb	Yes (two colony types)
Day 56	Pleural fluid	No
Day 57	PICCc catheter tip	No
Day 59	Blood	Yes
Day 61	Blood	Yes (two colony types)
Day 61	Endotracheal aspirate	No
Day 61	Urine	Yes (80,000 CFU/ml)
Day 62 (patient expired)

^aFirst isolate subculture sent to reference laboratory.

^bSecond isolate subculture sent to reference laboratory.

^cPICC, peripherally inserted central catheter.