TABLE 4.

Identification of fungi and yeast in tracheal aspirate cultures

Method	Fungi (no. [%])	Yeast (no. [%])
Identification (n = 61)a
Always identified and reported, regardless of quantity seen in culture	47 (77)	12 (20)
Reported as “fungus” or “yeast” and full identification performed on further request	8 (13)	6 (10)
Identified when predominant or in pure culture	NA	18 (29)
Reported as “yeast,” no further identification	NA	1 (2)
Always rule out Cryptococcus, additional identification depends on predominance or in pure culture	NA	17 (28)
Perform germ tube test to identify Candida, otherwise identification performed on further request	NA	2 (3)
Other	6 (10)	5 (8)

^aNA, not applicable.