Oral Yeast Colonization and Fungal Infections in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Prevalence and quantification of yeast colonizers in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and controls.

	PD patients (n = 21)	Controls (n = 27)	value
Yeast prevalence	9.6% (2/21)	33.3% (9/27)	0.083
Yeasts (Log10 CFU mL^−1)	2.39 ± 0.80	2.55 ± 0.82	0.803
Species prevalence
Candida albicans	4.8% (1/21)	33.3% (9/27)	0.029
Candida glabrata	0%	3.7% (1/27)	>0.999
Candida carpophila	4.8% (1/21)	0%	0.438

Results are prevalence (%) or mean ± SD. PD, peritoneal dialysis; CFU, colony-forming units. .