Table 2 Correlation between the co-existence of Candida strains in samples collected from hand and mobile phone surfaces
From: Isolation frequency of Candida present on the surfaces of mobile phones and handsx
Phone | Hand | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
no | yes | ||
Candida albicans (p = 0.0000) | |||
no | 23 (38 %→/79 %↓) | 38 (62 %→/26 %↓) | 61 |
yes | 6 (5 %→/21 %↓) | 108 (95 %→/74 %↓) | 114 |
Candida glabrata (p = 0.0180) | |||
no | 9 (20 %→/47 %↓) | 35 (80 %→/22 %↓) | 44 |
yes | 10 (8 %→/53 %↓) | 121 (92 %→/78 %↓) | 131 |
Candida krusei (p = 0.0000) | |||
no | 38 (48 %→/72 %↓) | 42 (53 %→/34 %↓) | 80 |
yes | 15 (16 %→/28 %↓) | 80 (84 %→/66 %↓) | 95 |
Candida tropicalis (p = 0.043) | |||
no | 157 (96 %→/95 %↓) | 7 (4 %→/78 %↓) | 164 |
yes | 9 (82 %→/5 %↓) | 2 (18 %→/22 %↓) | 11 |