Candida isolates were speciated phenotypically by germ tube
test (GTT),11 Rice Tween-80 agar performed as described in
previous studies,12 in addition to Chrom ID Candida
Agar (CAN2) (BioMe´rieux, France) and API 20C AUX
(BioMe´rieux, France), which were performed according to
manufacturers’ instructions.