Table 2.
Distribution of Candida species isolates colonizing oral and rectal sites of 61 infant patients*
| Type of Candida | Oral colonization No. (%) |
Rectal colonization No. (%) |
Total colonization No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.albicans | 21 (75.1) | 32 (62.7) | 53 (67.1) |
| C.kefyr | 1 (3.6) | 8(15.7) | 9 (11.4) |
| C.tropicalis | 2 (7.1) | 5 (9.8) | 7 (8.9) |
| C.glabrata | 2 (7.1) | 5 (9.8) | 7 (8.9) |
| C.parapsilosis | 2 (7.1) | 1 (2.0) | 3 (3.8) |
| Total | 28 (35.4) | 51 (64.6)** | 79 (100) |
* Includes 18 infant patients have both oral and rectal colonization at the same time.
** Significant (P < 0.05)