Table 3 (1-3)-β-D-glucan and Candida mannan levels in serum samples of different groups of patients
Colonization Status | No. of patients | No. of samples | BDG (pg/μl) | GM ± SD | Mannan (ng/ml) | GM ± SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥80 | <80 - ≥60 | <60 | ≥0.5 | <0.5 - ≥0.25 | <0.25 | |||||
Colonized | 20 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 46.98 ± 30.22 | - | 2 | 34 | 0.166 ± 0.044 |
Persistently colonized | 10 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 46.60 ± 29.30 | - | 1 | 19 | 0.169 ± 0.046 |
One-time colonized | 10 | 16 | 5 | - | 11 | 47.45 ± 32.30 | - | 1 | 15 | 0.164 ± 0.044 |
Non-colonized | 9 | 11 | - | - | 11 | 36.77 ± 9.96 | - | 1 | 10 | 0.161 ± 0.06 |