Research Article
Non-albicans Candida Infection: An Emerging Threat
Table 2
Production of various virulence factors by Candida spp.
| | Candida
spp. | ABEC (%) | Biofilm formation (%) | Coagulase production (%) | Haemolysin production (%) | Phospholipase production (%) | Proteinase production (%) |
| | C. albicans | 163 (83.1) | 143 (72.9) | 112 (57.1) | 168 (85.7) | 172 (87.7) | 156 (79.5) | | C. tropicalis | 74 (63.7) | 86 (74.1) | 65 (56.1) | 73 (62.9) | 95 (81.8) | 89 (76.7) | | C. glabrata | 56 (60.2) | 59 (63.4) | 45 (48.3) | 62 (66.6) | 61 (65.5) | 56 (60.2) | | C. krusei | 16 (29.6) | 12 (22.2) | 8 (14.8) | 13 (24.1) | 12 (22.2) | 12 (22.2) | | C. kefyr | 8 (26.6) | 7 (23.3) | — | 6 (20) | 9 (30) | 7 (23.3) | | C. parapsilosis | 4 (22.2) | 5 (27.7) | 3 (16.6) | 4 (22.2) | 6 (33.3) | 5 (27.7) | | C. guilliermondii | 3 (27.2) | 3 (27.2) | 2 (18.1) | 2 (18.1) | 3 (27.2) | 3 (27.2) | | C. dubliniensis | 5 (55.5) | — | — | 3 (33.3) | 1 (11.1) | 6 (66.6) |
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