From: Antifungal susceptibility and phenotypic virulence markers of Candida species isolated from Nepal
 | Pz value | Candida albicans (n = 48) | Non albicans Candida species | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candida tropicalis (n = 11) | Candida glabrata (n = 9) | Candida krusei (n = 3) | |||
Proteinase test | Â | ||||
 Strong | < 0.79 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Mild | 0.80–0.89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Weak | 0.90–0.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Negative | = 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Phospholipase test | Â | ||||
 Strong | < 0.79 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Mild | 0.80–0.89 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Weak | 0.90–0.99 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Negative | = 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Esterase test | |||||
 Strong | < 0.79 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
 Mild | 0.80–0.89 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Weak | 0.90–0.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Negative | = 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Biofilm production | |||||
 Positive | – | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
 Negative | – | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Cell surface hydrophobicity (%) | |||||
 Strong | > 20 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
 Mild | 10–19.99 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Weak | 0.1–9.99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Negative | < 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |