Research Article
Virulence Factors Contributing to Pathogenicity of Candida tropicalis and Its Antifungal Susceptibility Profile
Table 1
Production of various virulence factors by Candida tropicalis.
| | Virulence factor | Urine (n = 48)
| Vaginal swab (n = 36)
| Oropharyngeal swab (n = 21)
| Blood (n = 12)
| Miscellaneous ()
| Total ()
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| | Biofilm formation | 32 (60.3%) | 06 (11.3%) | 04 (7.5%) | 10 (18.8%) | 01 (1.8%) | 53 | | Coagulase production | 05 (27.7%) | 02 (11.1%) | 02 (11.1%) | 08 (44.4%) | 01 (5.5%) | 18 | | Haemolytic activity | 06 (15.7%) | 22 (57.8%) | 03 (7.8%) | 07 (18.4%) | — | 38 | | Phospholipase activity | 10 (13.8%) | 34 (47.2%) | 10 (13.8%) | 11 (15.2%) | 07 (9.7%) | 72 | | Proteinase production | 15 (23.1%) | 25 (38.4%) | 20 (30.7%) | 04 (6.1%) | 01 (1.5%) | 65 |
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