Table 3.

Characteristics associated with identification of specific fungal species; all values represent N

	C. albicans	C. glabrata	C. kruzei	C. tropicalis	C. spherica
Patients	25	3	2*	1	1
Candida only	4	0	1*	1	0
Additional bacteria in bile	21	3	1	0	1
Dominant stenosis	20	2	2	1	1
Dominant stenosis at first diagnosis	5	0	0	0	0
Cholangiocarcinoma	5	0	1*	0	1
Anti-fungal treatment	7	1	0	0	0
Clearance of candidiasis	3	1	0	0	0

*In one patient C. kruzei and C. tropicalis were concomitantly detected. In another patient C. kruzei and C. spherica were concomitantly detected.