TABLE 1.
Details of the panel of fungi tested in this studya
| Isolate | Species | Description | Isolate | Species | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y101 | C. dubliniensis | Rex collection 34-504-032 | A201 | A. flavus | Nares isolate from Houston, Tex. | |
| Y102 | C. albicans | Biopsy sample from Colombia | A202 | A. flavus | Sputum sample from Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Y103 | C. albicans | Merck collection MY1055 | A203 | A. flavus | Bone fragment from Brazil | |
| Y104 | C. albicans | CAI-4 (8) | A204 | A. flavus | Sputum sample from Houston, Tex. | |
| Y105* | C. albicans | CAI-4-R1 (8) | A205 | A. fumigatus | Sputum sample from Belgium | |
| Y106* | C. albicans | NR4 (8) | A206 | A. fumigatus | BAL sample from Lexington, Ky. | |
| Y107* | C. albicans | NR3 (8) | A207 | A. fumigatus | Sputum sample from France | |
| Y108* | C. albicans | T25 (8) | A208 | A. fumigatus | Sputum sample from Rochester, N.Y. | |
| Y109* | C. albicans | Merck collection strain 212 | A209 | A. fumigatus | Tracheal secretions sample from France | |
| Y110 | C. albicans | Rex collection 34-032-001 | A210 | A. fumigatus | Rinaldi collection 02-1835 | |
| Y111* | C. albicans | Blood isolate from Montreal, Quebec, Canada | A211 | A. niger | Sputum sample from Rochester, Minn. | |
| Y112* | C. albicans | Tissue isolate from Montreal, Quebec, Canada | A212 | A. niger | BAL sample from Rochester, Minn. | |
| Y113 | C. glabrata | Blood isolate from Australia | A213 | A. niger | BAL sample from Lexington, Ky. | |
| Y114 | C. glabrata | Blood isolate from Chile | A214 | A. nidulans | Perlin collection CLF12 | |
| Y115 | C. guilliermondii | Blood isolate from Belgium | A215 | A. nidulans | Perlin collection CLF14 | |
| Y116 | C. guilliermondii | Blood isolate from Russia | A216 | A. terreus | Lung (post mortem) sample from Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Y117 | C. krusei | Blood isolate from Buffalo, N.Y. | A217 | A. terreus | Left breast sample from Australia | |
| Y118* | C. krusei | Stool isolate from Germany | A218 | A. terreus | Left toe sample from Australia | |
| Y119 | C. parapsilosis | Blood isolate from Houston, Tex. | A219 | A. fumigatus | ATCC 204305 (NCCLS reference isolate) | |
| Y120 | C. parapsilosis | Blood isolate from Belgium | A220 | A. flavus | ATCC 204304 (NCCLS reference isolate) | |
| Y121 | C. parapsilosis | Biopsy isolate from Peru | ||||
| Y122 | C. parapsilosis | Blood isolate from Brazil | ||||
| Y123 | C. Iusitaniae | |||||
| Y124 | C. tropicalis | Blood isolate from Canada | ||||
| Y125 | C. tropicalis | Blood isolate from Brazil | ||||
| Y126 | C. rugosa | Blood isolate from Canada | ||||
| Y127 | C. lipolytica | Oropharyngeal swab from Peru | ||||
| Y128 | C. kefyr | Biopsy isolate from Guatemala | ||||
| Y129 | C. krusei | ATCC 6258 (NCCLS QC isolate) | ||||
| Y130 | C. parapsilosis | ATCC 22019 (NCCLS QC isolate) |
a
Yeast isolates of known low susceptibility to caspofungin are indicated by an asterisk.