Table 2. Fungal pathogen and Candida DNA detection rates from microbial culture, real-time PCR analysis, and its statistical significance.

Patients with cirrhosis (n = 135)					Control patients without cirrhosis (n = 26)
Sample material	No. of samples	Culture positive (%)	PCR positive (%), median copies/ml (range)	P value culture vs. PCR	No. of samples	Culture positive (%)	PCR positive (%), median copies/ml (range)	P value culture vs. PCR	P value PCRcirrhosis vs. PCRcontrol
Blood	n = 135	n = 1 (0.7%)	n = 1a (0.7%), 3.0x101		n = 26	n = 0 (0%)	n = 0 (0%)
Ascites	n = 92	n = 0 (0%)	n = 1 (1.1%), 1.3x101
Duodenal fluid	n = 54	n = 36 (66.7%)	n = 44b (81.5%), 3.8x105	0.123	n = 26	n = 12 (46.2%)	n = 16c (61.5%) 1.2x105	0.404	0.096
			(2.3x102-6.3x109)				(2.5x102-2.4x107)

^a1/1

^b34/36

^c12/12 positive PCR results confirming microbial culture