TABLE 3.

Comparative results of positive TaqMan based PCR assay samples processed by using HLGT and the QIAamp DNA blood kit with blood culture and antigen Candida detection results

Patient no.	DNA load (102 CFU/ml of blood)a								Blood culture result	Candida antigen concn (ng/ml)	Blood originb
	C. albicans		C. parapsilosis		C. tropicalis		C. glabrata
	HLGT	QIA	HLGT	QIA	HLGT	QIA	HLGT	QIA
1	-d	-	-	-	-	-	2.8	2.8	C. glabrata	−	PAC
1	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.3	10.1	C. glabrata	1.220	PAC
2	2.6	2.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	C. albicans	−	PAC
2	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	C. albicans	0.300	PAC
3	2.5	3.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	C. albicans	>2	CVC
3	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	C. albicans	−	CVC
4	3.4	4.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	NDc	>2
5	0.7	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	−	>2	CVC
6	-	-	-	-	13	12	-	-	C. tropicalis	>2	PAC
7	-	-	6.3	7.3	-	-	-	-	C. parapsilosis	−	PAC
8	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	C. albicans	−	PAC
9	3	2.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	C. albicans	1.300	PER
10	18.4	17.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	1.081
11	13.5	13.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	1.470
12	13.3	10.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	0.540
13	7.7	7.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	0.860
14	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	0.600
15	1.3	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	0.260
16	1.1	1.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	0.350
17	0.7	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND	0.290

^aQIA, QIAamp DNA blood kit.

^bPAC, Port-a-Cath implantable intramuscular device; PER, peripheral blood; CVC, central venous catheter.

^cND, not done.

^d-, negative result.