Table 4.
Diagnostic Procedures and Microbiology of Nonprosthetic Candida Arthritis
| Diagnostic Procedures and Microbiology | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Procedures | |
| Percutaneous/Closed/Guided biopsy | 4 (4) |
| Open biopsy/surgery | 12 (11) |
| Needle aspiration | 80 (71) |
| Swab of sinus tract or wound | 1 (1) |
| Synovial fluid aspiration | 99 (88) |
| Microbiology/Histopathologya | |
| Only direct culture | 98 (88) |
| Direct culture and histology | 13 (12) |
| Unknown | 1 (1) |
| Microbiological Identificationb | |
| Recovery of Candida spp | |
| 1 Candida spp | 111 (99) |
| >1 Candida spp | 1 (1) |
| Identification of Candida spp | |
| Candida albicans | 70 (63) |
| Candida tropicalis | 16 (14) |
| Candida parapsilosis | 12 (11) |
| Candida krusei | 4 (4) |
| Candida glabrata | 2 (2) |
| Candida lusitaniae | 2 (2) |
| Candida guilliermondii | 2 (2) |
| Candida species: not specified | 5 (4) |
a Ten patients also had positive blood cultures; 1 or more microbiological or histopathological procedures were positive for Candida species per patient.
b One culture was mixed with Sporothrix schenckii.