Table 4.
Laboratory diagnosis by phenotypic methods and MALDI TOF
| Laboratory diagnosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | Total | ||||
| 173 (62.2%) | 105 (37.8%) | 278 | ||||
| GTT | CM | MALDI TOF | GTT | CM | MALDI TOF | |
|
75 positives (43.4%) 98 negatives (56.6%) |
90 positives (52%) 82 negatives (47.4%) |
92 positives (53.2%) 81 negatives (48.8%) |
6 positives (5.7%) 99 negatives (94.3%) |
13 positives (12.4%) 96 negatives (87.6%) |
13 positives (12.4%) 96 negatives (87.6%) |
|
|
74 C. albicans (42.7%) 1 Candida spp. (0.6%) |
79 C. albicans (48.4%) 12 non-albicans (7.4%) |
78 C. albicans (45%) 13 non-albicans (7.5%) 1 other species (0.6%) |
6 C. albicans (5.7%) |
7 C. albicans (6.7%) 6 non-albicans (5.7%) |
7 C. albicans (6.7%) 6 non-albicans (5.7%) |
|
GTT (germ tube test) is positive only for C. albicans, CM (chromogenic medium) differentiates yeast species from genus Candida