Table 2 Distribution of Candida species isolated from patients with oral candidiasis in the 2006–2007 and 2012–2013 studies
Candida species | Number of patients (%) | Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006-2007 | 2012-2013 | ||||
Single species isolated | |||||
Candida albicans (CA) | 49 | (86.0) | 71 | (63.4) | |
Candida glabrata (CG) | 1 | (1.8) | 0 | (0) | |
Candida tropicalis (CT) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | |
Candida parapsilosis (CP) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | |
Candida krusei (CK) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | Fisher’s exact probability test |
Plural species isolated | [2 × 10] | ||||
CA + CG | 6 | (10.5) | 36 | (32.1) | p < 0.01 |
CA + CT | 0 | (0) | 3 | (2.7) | |
CA + CP | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.9) | |
CA + CG + CT | 1 | (1.8) | 0 | (0) | |
CA + CP + CK | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.9) | |
Total | 57 | (100) | 112 | (100) | |
Candida species | Total number of Candida strains isolated (%) | Test | |||
2006-2007 | 2012-2013 | ||||
Candida albicans | 56 | (86.2) | 112 | (72.8) | |
Candida glabrata | 8 | (12.3) | 36 | (23.4) | |
Candida tropicalis | 1 | (1.5) | 3 | (1.9) | Fisher’s exact probability test |
Candida parapsilosis | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.3) | [2 × 5] |
Candida krusei | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.6) | p < 0.01 |
Total | 65 | (100) | 154 | (100 | |