Table 1:
The comparison of morphological and molecular methods in diagnosis of candiduria in hospitalized patients in Imam Khomeini and Mostafa Khomeini hospitals in Ilam, western Iran
| NO. | Direct Smear | Colony count in urine(before centrifugation) | Colony count in 1ml urine sediment(after centrifugation) | Culture on CHOROM agar CANDIDA | PCR-RFLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | C. albicans with green light colonies | C. albicans | ||
| 2 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | 8000 >10 5 |
10000 >10 5 |
” | C. albicans |
| 3 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae and true mycelium | 10000 | 130000 | ” | C. albicans |
| 4 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | 7000 | 12000 | ” | C. albicans |
| 5 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | C. albicans with green light & C.glabrata with purple to pink colonies | C. albicans and C.glabrata | ||
| 6 | _ | >10
5
1000 |
>10
5
2000 |
C. albicans with green light colonies | C. albicans |
| 7 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae, true mycelium | 8000 | 10000 | ” | C. albicans |
| 8 | Budding yeast cells | >10 5 | >10 5 | ” | C. albicans |
| 9 | Budding yeast cells | 3000 | 5000 | ” | C. albicans |
| 10 | Budding yeast cells | >10 5 | >10 5 | ” | C. albicans |
| 11 | Budding yeast cells | 5000 | 7000 | C.glabrata with purple to pink colonies | C.glabrata |
| 12 | Budding yeast cells | 6000 | 6000 | ” | C.glabrata |
| 13 | Budding yeast cells | 4000 | 10000 | ” | C.glabrata |
| 14 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | >10 5 | >10 5 | C. albicans with green light colonies | C. albicans |
| 15 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | 5000 | 8000 | ” | C. albicans |
| 16 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | 5000 | 5000 | C. albicans with green light colonies | C. albicans |
| 17 | Budding yeast cells, pseudo hyphae | >10 5 | >10 5 | C.parapsilosis with pink-cream colonies | C.parapsilosis |
| 18 | Budding yeast cells | 4000 | 5000 | C.glabrata with purple to pink colonies | C.glabrata |