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Table 9 Candida spp. detected (according to PCR 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

14 (46.7)

1.32 (0.97 - 2.29)

C. non albicans

16 (53.3)

1.08 (0.86 - 1.60)

C. Parapsilosis

10 (33.3)

0.92 (0.84 - 1.20)

C. glabrata

3 (10)

2.09 (1.21 - 2.98)

C. krusei

2 (6.7)

1.58 (0.12 – 3.05)

C. tropicalis

1 (3.3)

1.56

  1. I.Q. interquartile range.
  2. Albicans vs non albicans p = 0.25.