Table 4 Biofilm production from C. parapsilosis complex species isolated from different clinical sites
| Â | C. parapsilosis | C. metapsilosis | C. orthopsilosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N | Mean Abs ± SD | Range | N | Mean Abs ± SD | Range | N | Mean Abs ± SD | Range |
Blood (N = 64) | 62 | 0.415 ± 0.625 | 0.009–3.093 | 1 | 0.055 | 0.055–0.055 | 1 | 0.304 | 0.304–0.304 |
Urine (N = 31) | 29 | 0.770 ± 0.949 | 0.016–3.903 | 1 | 0.094 | 0.094–0.094 | 1 | 0.564 | 0.564–0.564 |
Auricular sample (N = 43) | 39 | 0.347 ± 0.347 | 0.003–1.559 | 3 | 0.080 ± 0.056 | 0.031–0.142 | 1 | 0.191 | 0.191–0.191 |
Respiratory tract (N = 4) | 4 | 0.804 ± 0.615 | 0.172–1.612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Catheter (N = 9) | 9 | 0.611 ± 0.562 | 0.080–1.776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Skin (N = 8) | 7 | 0.334 ± 0.372 | 0.044–1.070 | 1 | 0.061 | 0.061–0.061 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nails (N = 2) | 2 | 0.953 ± 1.303 | 0.032–1.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oral cavity (N = 3) | 3 | 1113 ± 0,718 | 0.283–1.547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vagina (N = 1) | 1 | 0.824 | 0.824–0.824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peritoneal fluid (N = 1) | 1 | 0.263 | 0.263–0.263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hand carriage (N = 16) | 15 | 0.182 ± 0.174 | 0.021–0.482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.145 | 0.145–0.145 |
Total (N = 182) | 172 | 0.475 ± 0.633 | 0.003–3.903 | 6 | 0.075 ± 0.038 | 0.031–0.142 | 4 | 0.301 ± 0.187 | 0.145–0.564 |