From: Evaluation of an immunomagnetic separation method to capture Candida yeasts cells in blood
Strains | Time (hours) of positive blood culture (mean ± SD)a | CFU/ml in initial contaminated blood | CFU/ml after IMS (mean ± SD)a | Immunocaptured cells (% ± SD)ab |
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Candida albicans 5575 | 25.45 ± 0.59 | 32 | 8.8 ± 0.6 | 27.5 ± 1.9 |
Candida albicans ATCC 66396 | 25.95 ± 1.46 | 6 | 1.75 ± 0.3 | 29.1 ± 3.8 |
Candida krusei 5374 | 22.26 ± 0.48 | 30 | 3.25 ± 0.5 | 10.8 ± 1.7 |
Candida krusei 5481 | 16.20 ± 0.28 | 40 | 17.3 ± 2.5 | 43.2 ± 6.2 |
Candida glabrata 5511 | 25.05 ± 0.5 | 20 | 7.6 ± 1.3 | 38 ± 6.4 |
Candida glabrata 5484 | 25.38 ± 0.58 | 10 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 38 ± 6.3 |
Candida tropicalis 5437 | 19.02 ± 0.88 | 30 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | 16 ± 3.8 |
Candida tropicalis 5395 | 17.51 ± 0.50 | 30 | 4.3 ± 2.2 | 14.3 ± 7.3 |