TABLE 1.
Species distribution of 896 isolates causing fungemia 857 patients
| Species | No. of isolates | % |
|---|---|---|
| C. albicansa | 410 | 45.8 |
| C. parapsilosis complexb | 237 | 26.4 |
| C. glabratac | 110 | 12.3 |
| C. tropicalis | 65 | 7.3 |
| C. krusei | 21 | 2.3 |
| C. guilliermondii complexd | 11 | 1.2 |
| C. dubliniensis | 8 | 0.9 |
| C. lusitaniae | 5 | 0.6 |
| C. kefyr | 2 | 0.2 |
| C. inconspicua | 1 | 0.1 |
| C. pelliculosa | 1 | 0.1 |
| Rhodotorula mucilaginosa | 7 | 0.8 |
| Trichosporon spp.e | 7 | 0.8 |
| Cryptococcus spp.f | 7 | 0.8 |
| Magnusiomyces capitatus | 2 | 0.2 |
| Arxula adeninivorans | 1 | 0.1 |
| Kodamaea ohmeri | 1 | 0.1 |
| Overall | 896g |
One isolate proved to be C. africana (0.11%).
Three isolates proved to be C. metapsilosis (0.33%); seven isolates proved to be C. orthopsilosis (0.78%).
One isolate proved to be C. nivariensis (0.11%).
Two isolates proved to be C. fermentati (0.22%).
T. inkin (n = 3 [0.33%]), T. asahii (n = 2 [0.22%]), T. dermatis (n = 1 [0.11%]), and T. asteroides (n = 1 [0.11%]).
C. neoformans (n = 5 [0.56%]) and C. deneoformans (n = 2 [0.22%]).
Forty-eight isolates caused 24 polyfungal episodes; species were distributed as follows: C. albicans (n = 17), C. glabrata (n = 15), C. parapsilosis (n = 8), C. tropicalis, (n = 3), C. krusei (n = 2), C. dubliniensis (n = 1), C. guilliermondii (n = 1), and C. metapsilosis (n = 1).