[Table/Fig-4]:
Malassezia species identification by phenotypic methods compared to PCR-RFLP in PV patients.
|
Malassezia species |
Phenotypic Methods (no. of isolates) |
PCR-RFLP (no. of isolates) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. furfur | 38 (51.4 %) | 44 (44.9%) | 0.008** |
| M. globosa | 22 (29.7%) | 24 (24.5%) | |
| M. restricta | 10 (13.5%) | 10 (10.2%) | |
| M. sympodialis | 0 | 12 (12.2%) | |
| M. obtusa | 0 | 4 (4.1%) | |
| M. pachydermatis | 4 (5.4%) | 4 (4.1%) | |
| Total identified | 74 (75.5%) | 98 | 0.0001** |
| Un-identified | 24 (24.5%) | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | 98 |
**= calculated by Fishers-exact test