Table 2 Bacterial composition, macroscopic examination of the peritoneal fluid, and observed morphology and growth of C. albicans in peritoneal fluids 1 to 10
From: Reappraisal of intra-abdominal candidiasis: insights from peritoneal fluid analysis
Characteristics | PF-1 | PF-2 | PF-3 | PF-4 | PF-5 | PF-6 | PF-7 | PF-8 | PF-9 | PF-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germs identified in routine microbiology | S. constellatus E. coli B. fragilis | Poly-microbial flora | S. anginosus | E. coli | P. aeruginosa E. faecalis | E. coli P. vulgaris | E. coli K. pneumoniae | M. morganii E. coli E. faecalis | Poly-microbial flora | E. faecalis |
Macroscopic examination of PFF | Fecal | Fecal | Yellow | Bloody | Yellow | Yellow | Yellow | Yellow | Bloody | Yellow |
C. albicans/ml at H0 | 3 030 000 | 1 570 000 | 3 125 000 | 2 650 000 | 3Â 040 000 | 3 115 000 | 3Â 265 000 | 3Â 000 000 | 3Â 100 000 | 3Â 955 000 |
C. albicans/ml at H24 | 181 800 | 32 060 000 | 14 875 000 | 9 081 000 | 4 986 000 | 3Â 177 000 | 816 000 | 28Â 000 000 | 15Â 400 000 | 3Â 283 000 |
Ratio of C. albicans/ml at H24 and H0 | 0.06 | 20.42 | 4.76 | 3.43 | 1.64 | 1.02 | 0.25 | 9.33 | 4.97 | 0.83 |
Microscopic examination of C. albicans at H24 | Yeast | Pseudohyphae | Hyphae without conglomerates | Hyphae with conglomerates | ||||||