Table 1.

Comparison of CHROMagar^TM Candida Plus, HiCrome^TM Candida, CHROMagar^TM Candida, and CHROMagar Candida supplemented with 32 mg/L of fluconazole for the recovery (CFU) of mixed cultures after 48 h of incubation at 35 °C.

Mixed Culture/Organism	Recovered Colonies (n)
	CHROMagarTM Candida Plus	HiCromeTM Candida	CHROMagarTM Candida	CHROMagar Candida Plus Fluconazole
Mix A
C. auris	142	74	144	112
C. glabrata	137	134	137	NG
C. metapsilosis	32	85	30	NG
C. albicans	65	65	74	NG
Total	376	358	385	112
C. auris recovered vs. total (%)	37.77	20.67	37.40	100
Mix B
C. auris	100	* 325	81	124
C. guillermondii	213		166	NG
C. tropicalis	21	37	13	NG
C. krusei	89	77	67	3
Total	423	114	327	127
C. auris recovered vs. total (%)	23.64	ND	24.77	97.64
Mix C
C. auris	105	122	107	103
C. lusitaniae	108	107	108	NG
S. cerevisiae	39	35	28	NG
C. orthopsilosis	85	20	70	NG
Total	337	284	313	103
C. auris recovered vs. total (%)	31.16	42.96	34.19	100
Mix D
C. auris	105	85	72	74
C. rugosa	57	57	35	NG
C. lusitaniae	96	49	130	NG
G. capitatum	37	24	19	NG
Total	295	215	256	74
C. auris recovered vs. total (%)	35.59	39.53	28.13	100

NG = Non-growth; ND = not determined; * uncountable.