TABLE 5.
Comparative results of blood cultures and snPCR
| Candida status | Subject no. | Age/sexa | Underlying conditionb | Source or site of Candida isolation | Candida spp. isolated | Antigen titerc | Blood culture resultsc | snPCR resultsc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonized | 1 | 65/F | Allergy | Oral | C. albicans | − | − | − |
| 2 | 78/M | CVA | Urine | C. tropicalis | − | − | − | |
| 3 | 88/M | CVA | Urine | C. tropicalis | − | − | − | |
| 4 | 6 mo/F | Chest infection | ET | C. albicans | 1:2 | − | − | |
| 5 | 70/F | Chest infection | Urine | C. glabrata | − | − | − | |
| 6 | 30/F | UTI | Urine | C. albicans | − | − | − | |
| 7 | 35/F | Vaginitis | Vaginal swab | C. albicans | 1:2 | − | − | |
| 8 | 42/F | Vaginitis | Vaginal swab | C. albicans | − | − | − | |
| 9 | 29/F | Vaginitis | Vaginal swab | C. albicans. C. glabrata | − | − | − | |
| 10 | 38/F | Vaginitis | Vaginal swab | C. albicans | − | − | − | |
| Suspected candidiasis | 11 | 35/M | RTA, head trauma | ET | C. albicans | − | − | C. albicans |
| 12 | 17/M | Head trauma, epilepsy | Urine | C. albicans | − | − | − | |
| 13 | 66/M | Chest infection, chronic renal failure | Urine; BAL | C. tropicalis, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata | 1:4 | − | − | |
| 14 | 44/F | Bronchial asthma | Sputum | C. albicans | 1:8 | − | − | |
| 15 | 36/M | RTR | Sputum | C. albicans | 1:4 | − | C. albicans | |
| 16 | 45/F | RTR, chest infection | Urine; ET | C. parapsilosis, C. krusei | 1:4 | − | − | |
| 17 | 45/M | RTR, chest infection | Urine; pus swab | C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. albicans | 1:8 | − | C. albicans | |
| 18 | 52/M | RTR, pneumonia | Urine | C. albicans | 1:8 | − | − | |
| 19 | 80/M | Septicemia, fever | Skin swab | C. albicans | − | − | C. albicans, C. tropicalis | |
| 20 | 85/F | Fever of unidentified origin | Skin swab | C. parapsilosis | − | − | C. parapsilosis | |
| 21 | 52/F | Chest infection | Urine, ET | C. albicans, C. albicans | 1:8 | − | C. albicans | |
| 22 | 45/M | RTR, pneumonia | BAL | C. albicans | − | − | − | |
| 23 | 45/M | RTR | Urine | C. albicans | 1:4 | − | − | |
| 24 | 41/M | Burns | Skin swab | C. tropicalis | 1:2 | − | C. tropicalis, C. glabrata | |
| 25 | 72/M | Cholecystectomy | ET | C. albicans | 1:16 | − | C. albicans | |
| 26 | 70/F | Pulmonary edema | Urine | C. albicans | − | − | C. albicans | |
| Candidemic | 27 | 48/M | DM, HTN, CVA | Urine | C. albicans | 1:8 | C. albicans | C. albicans |
| 28 | 77/F | Bronchial asthma, pulmonary embolism | Urine, ET | C. glabrata, C. glabrata | 1:2 | C. parapsilosis | C. parapsilosis, C. glabrata | |
| 29 | 7/M | Chest infection, fever | − | − | 1:8 | C. albicans, C. parapsilosis | C. albicans, C. parapsilosis | |
| 30 | 70/F | DM, HTN, LVF | Urine | C. glabrata | 1:2 | C. glabrata | C. glabrata | |
| 31 | 64/F | HTN, SAH | Urine | C. albicans | 1:2 | C. tropicalis, C. albicans | C. tropicalis, C. albicans | |
| 32 | 1 mo/F | Premature baby | − | − | − | C. parapsilosis | C. parapsilosis | |
| 33 | 50/M | Septicemia, fever | Urine | C. albicans | 1:2 | C. albicans | C. albicans | |
| 34 | 29/F | Chronic renal failure | − | − | − | C. albicans (Vitek), C. parapsilosis (ID32C) | C. parapsilosis | |
| 35 | 67/F | Tracheostomy, DM | − | − | − | C. albicans | C. albicans | |
| 36 | 60/F | Brain abscess | − | − | − | C. albicans | C. albicans, C. tropicalis | |
| 37 | 3 mo/F | Lung infection | − | − | − | C. albicans | C. albicans | |
| 38 | 74/F | LVF, CVA, rectal ulcer | Urine | C. tropicalis | 1:4 | C. albicans, C. tropicalis | C. albicans, C. tropicalis |
a
Ages are in years unless otherwise indicated. F, female; M, male.
b
RTA, road traffic accident; DM, diabetes mellitus; UTI, urinary tract infection; RTR, renal transplant; LVF, left ventricular failure; CVA, cardiovascular accident; SAH, subarachinoid hemorrhage; HTN, hypertension.
c
−, negative.