Table 2.
C. albicans concentration in liver and kidney homogenates for rats in different experimental groups.
| Normal control |
Control +
C. albicans |
Control +
Eucalyptus + C. albicans |
Diabetic control |
Diabetic +
C. albicans |
Diabetic
+ eucalyptus
+ C. albicans |
Between groups sig. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney* | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 4.91 ± 0.19 | 3.24 ± 0.14b | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 5.51 ± 0.16a | 4.71 ± 0.20b | 0.008 | |
| Mean log 10 CFU g-1 of tissue |
Liver | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.66 ± 0.07 | 2.39 ± 0.09b | 0.00 ±0.00 | 5.35 ± 0.18a | 4.40 ± 0.22b | 0.009 |
The values represent the mean ± SEM for ten rats in each group. Comparisons were made by one-way ANOVA test. * Mean for right and left kidneys. aP<0.05 compared to control rats. bP<0.01 compared to control rats