Table 5.
Distribution of fungal species identified by culture only or PCR/ESI-MS only
| Method and identification | No. of isolates |
|---|---|
| Culture | |
| Candida albicans | 16 |
| Penicillium spp. | 8 |
| C. glabrata | 3 |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 1 |
| A. niger | 1 |
| Saprophytic fungus | 1 |
| Total | 30 |
| PLEX-ID BFA only | |
| C. albicans | 18 |
| Pneumocystis spp. | 18 |
| Cladosporium spp. | 15 |
| Cryptococcus spp. (other) | 12 |
| C. glabrata | 9 |
| Malassezia pachydermatis | 4 |
| C. parapsilosis | 3 |
| A. fumigatus | 2 |
| C. dubliniensis | 2 |
| C. glabrata and C. tropicalis | 2 |
| Candida spp. (other) | 2 |
| Penicillium spp. | 2 |
| A. versicolor | 1 |
| A. versicolor and Emericella nidulans | 1 |
| C. albicans and C. glabrata | 1 |
| C. albicans and fungus detected—no identification can be provided | 1 |
| C. parapsilosis and Clavispora lusitaniae | 1 |
| C. tropicalis | 1 |
| C. tropicalis and C. dubliniensis | 1 |
| Cladophialophora sp. | 1 |
| Cladosporium sp. and fungus detected—no identification can be provided | 1 |
| Cochliobolus sp. | 1 |
| Cryptococcus neoformans and fungus detected—no identification can be provided | 1 |
| Pichia kudriavzevii | 1 |
| Rhizomucor sp. | 1 |
| Rhizopus sp. | 1 |
| Scedosporium sp. | 1 |
| Fungus detected—no identification can be provided | 139 |
| Total | 243 |