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Table 1 Sample site and distribution of cultured Candida species isolated from the immunocompromised patients

From: Antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida species isolated from the immunocompromised patients admitted to ten university hospitals in Iran: comparison of colonizing and infecting isolates

Sample Site

Distribution of Candida species

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida famata, Candida parapsilopsis, Candida kefyr

Blood

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida famata, Candida parapsilopsis, Candida kefyr

Fluida

Candida albicans, Candida parapsilopsis

Abscess

Candida albicans

Sputum

Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida famata, Candida kefyr, Candida dubliensis, other

Mouth

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida famata, Candida parapsilopsis, Candida kefyr, Candida dubliensis, other

Nose

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida famata, Candida parapsilopsis

Rectum

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida famata, Candida kefyr, Candida dubliensis, others

Urine

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida famata, Candida parapsilopsis, Candida kefyr

Vagina

Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida famata, Candida parapsilopsis, Candida kefyr, Candida dubliensis, other

  1. aFluid include: Joint, abdominal fluid, peritoneal fluid