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Source of the 82 C. albicans genotyped isolates from 36 patients in Hospital A and the 122 C albicans genotyped isolates from 30 patients in Hospital B. |
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| No (%) of positive specimens |
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| Clinical sample |
Hospital A |
Hospital B |
P |
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| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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| Mouth, skin and superficial surgical wounds |
38 |
46.3 |
1 |
0.8 |
0.001* |
| Peritoneal fluid, abscess, drain effluent and bile |
3 |
3.6 |
50 |
41 |
0.001* |
| Stools and gastric secretions |
15 |
18.3 |
18 |
14.7 |
0.350 |
| Urinary tract |
11 |
13.4 |
15 |
12.3 |
0.498 |
| Respiratory tract |
15 |
18.3 |
34 |
27.8 |
0.141 |
| Blood |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
1.6 |
0.361 |
| Central venous catheter |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
1.6 |
0.361 |
| Total |
82 |
100.0 |
122 |
100.0 |
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* P < 0.05: significant differences. (P calculated by a Fisher's exact test). | |||||
Eloy et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:162 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-162 |
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