Table 1.
Distribution of non‐duplicate yeast isolates in blood or bone marrow specimens
| Fungus | Number of isolates | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Total yeast isolates | 2155 | 100 |
| Candida species | 1980 | 91.9 |
| Non‐Candida spp. | 175 | 8.1 |
| Cryptococcus speciesa , b | 109 | 5.1 |
| Trichosporon speciesa , c | 23 | 1.1 |
| Rhodotorula speciesa | 10 | 0.5 |
| Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri d | 7 | 0.3 |
| Malassezia speciesa , d | 4 | 0.2 |
| Hansenula anomala (Pichia anomala)d | 4 | 0.2 |
| Hansenula polymorpha d | 2 | 0.1 |
| Yarrowia lipolytica d | 2 | 0.1 |
| Other non‐Candida yeaste | 14 | 0.6 |
Yeast that are intrinsically resistant or with high probability of non‐susceptibility to echinocandins and ESCMID, and ECMM support a recommendation against use of echinocandins.12
Cryptococcus neoformans (102 isolates), Cryptococcus laurentii (2) and Cryptococcus spp. (5).
Trichosporon asahii accounted for 9 of these isolates.
Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri (7 isolates; 4 from Taiwan and 3 from China), Hansenula anomala (Pichia anomala) (4 isolates; 2 from Taiwan and 2 from India), Hansenula polymorpha (2 isolates; both from China), Malassezia species (4 isolates; 2 from Taiwan, 1 from Hong Kong and 1 from Thailand), Yarrowia lipolytica (2 isolates; both from Taiwan).
Fourteen isolates were not reported to a genus level.