[Table/Fig-2]:
Candidal species specificity among the vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
| Diet | Candidal species | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candida albicans (%) | Non Candida albicans species (%) | |||
| C. albicans | C. tropicalis | C. glabrata | C. krusei | |
| Vegetarian (108) | 38 (35.1) | 11 (10.1) | 33 (30.5) | 5 (4.6) |
| Non vegetarian (130) | 51 (39.2) | 3 (2.3) | 11 (8.4) | 0 |
| Total (238) | 89 (37.3) | 14 (5.8) | 44 (18.4) | 5 (2.1) |
C. albicans: Candida albicans, C. tropicalis: Candida tropicalis, C. glabrata: Candida glabrata, C. krusei: Candida krusei. Several vegetarian and non vegetarian patients showed mixed Candidal colonies (meaning an individual patient had two to three different Candidal species). Thus even if the patient count is one, the total species count may be more (depending on how many different species was present in the patient).