New Candida species such as Candida auris have emerged recently as important invasive fungal diseases. We report a case of C. bovina bloodstream infection in a 94-year-old patient in France. The species led to identification issues because it was misidentified by phenotypic and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry methods.
Keywords: Candida bovina; France; MALDI-TOF; candidemia; candidiasis; emerging fungal disease; fungal infections; fungi; healthcare-associated infection; matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry; zoonoses.