Table 12.
Enzymatic Activity (mm) Exhibited by C. albicans Isolated from Patients with Surgical Wound and Healthy Individuals
| Pz Value | Phospholipase | Proteinase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical wound isolates (n = 54) |
Healthy Individual Isolates (n = 20) |
Surgical wound isolates (n = 54) | Healthy Individual Isolates (n = 20) |
||
| < 0.69 | ++++ | 25 (54.34) | 3 (25.0) | 34 (69.38) | 2 (14.28) |
| 0.70–0.79 | +++ | 11 (23.91) | 5 (41.66) | 8 (16.32) | 5 (37.71) |
| 0.80–0.89 | ++ | 6 (13.04) | 3 (25.0) | 5 (10.20) | 4 (28.57) |
| 0.90–0.99 | + | 4 (8.69) | 1 (8.33) | 2 (4.08) | 3 (21.42) |
| 1.00 | – | 8 (14.81) | 8 (40.0) | 5 (9.25) | 7 (30.0) |
Pz Value = Enzymatic activity zone, Numbers in parentheses are percentages