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Table 8 Candida spp. detected (according to BC results) and their PCT values (median)

From: Procalcitonin as a marker of Candida species detection by blood culture and polymerase chain reaction in septic patients

Candida spp

Diagnostic episodes (%)

PCT value Median (I.Q.)

C. Albicans

13 (59.0)

1.32 (0.92 - 2.0)

C. non albicans

9 (41.0)

0.92 (0.68 - 1.98)

C. Parapsilosis

6 (27.3)

0.90 (0.83 - 1.29)

C. glabrata

1 (4.5)

2.98

C. krusei

2 (9.1)

1.58 (0.12 - 3.05)

C. tropicalis

0

 
  1. I.Q. interquartile range.
  2. Albicans vs non albicans p = 0.36.