Table 3.
(1-3)-β-D-glucan and Candida mannan levels in serum samples of different groups of patients
| Colonization Status | No. of patients | No. of samples | BDG (pg/μl) | GM ± SD | Mannan (ng/ml) | GM ± SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
≥80 |
<80 - ≥60 |
<60 |
≥0.5 |
<0.5 - ≥0.25 |
<0.25 |
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|
Colonized |
20 |
36 |
8 |
5 |
23 |
46.98 ± 30.22 |
- |
2 |
34 |
0.166 ± 0.044 |
|
Persistently colonized |
10 |
20 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
46.60 ± 29.30 |
- |
1 |
19 |
0.169 ± 0.046 |
|
One-time colonized |
10 |
16 |
5 |
- |
11 |
47.45 ± 32.30 |
- |
1 |
15 |
0.164 ± 0.044 |
| Non-colonized | 9 | 11 | - | - | 11 | 36.77 ± 9.96 | - | 1 | 10 | 0.161 ± 0.06 |
GM, Geometric mean; SD, Standard deviation