Table 1.

Specimens from which yeasts were isolated during hospital admission including direct microscopy results for urine specimens and phenotypic identification reported for Candida isolates.

	Date of sample	Specimen	Direct microscopy			Microbiology report	MALDI-TOF/ITS	Isolate	Flu MIC
			WBC		Yeasts (cfu/mL)
	15/02/08	MSU	10–40	–	104–105	Yeasts
	12/09/08	MSU	40–200	–	>105	Yeasts
	19/09/08	MSU	>200	–	>105	Yeasts
Day 0	01/12/08	MSU	>200	–	>105	C. inconspicua	C. nivariensis	URCn1	8
	28/01/09	MSU	>200	Yeasts	–	NSG
	11/02/09	MSU	10–40	Yeasts	–	NSG
	13/02/09	MSU	40–200	Yeasts	–	NSG
	01/06/09	MSU	>200	Yeasts	–	NSG
Day 214	03/07/09	MSU	>200	Yeasts	>105	C. inconspicua	C. nivariensis	URCn2	8
Day 228	17/07/09	Fluconazole antifungal therapy initiated
Day 274	01/09/09	MSU	Nil	–	103	C. inconspicua	C. nivariensis	URCn3	>256
Day 309	06/10/09	Fluconazole antifungal therapy discontinued
Day 393	29/12/09	MSU	40–200	Yeasts	>105	C. glabrata	C. nivariensis	URCn4	4
Day 407	12/01/10	MSU	>200	Yeasts	104–105	C. glabrata	C. nivariensis	URCn5	4
	16/02/10	MSU	40–200	–	>105	C. inconspicua	–
	26/02/10	MSU	40–200	–	103	C. glabrata	–
	08/04/10	MSU	10–40	–	–	NSG
	11/01/11	MSU	>200	–	–	NSG

MSU=mid stream urine, NSG=no significant growth, LVS=lower vaginal swab, cfu=colony forming units, Mod=moderate, Occ=occasional, Flu=fluconazole.