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Table 4 Supplementary analysis of susceptibility using paper disks with nystatin mixture 100 000 IU/ml

From: Identification and susceptibility testing of oral candidiasis in advanced cancer patients

Species

Number of isolates

n = 30

Nystatin mix 100 000 IU/ml (20 µl) Sterile paper disk 48 h

S (S > 15 mm)

n (%)

I (I = 14–10 mm)

n (%)

R (R < 10 mm)

n (%)

C. albicans

23

0

20 (87)

3 (13)

C. glabrata

3

0

2 (67)

1 (33)

C. parapsilosis

2

0

2 (100)

0

C. tropicalis

1

0

1 (100)

0

C. krusei

0

0

0

0

C. guillermondii

0

0

0

0

C. dubliniensis

1

0

1 (100)

0

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

0

0

0

0

  1. S Susceptible, I Intermediate, R Resistance