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Table 11 Phospholipase and Proteinase Activity of C. albicans Isolates from Patients with Surgical Wound and Healthy Individuals

From: A comparative study on production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes of Candida species isolated from patients with surgical site infection and from healthy individuals and their co-relation with antifungal drug resistance

Candida albicans

Producers

Non producers

Pz Ranged

Surgical wound (n = 54)

 Proteinase

49 (90.74%)

5 (9.25%)

0.17–0.81

 Phospholipase

46 (85.18%)

8 (14.81%)

0.39–0.82

Healthy subjects (n = 20)

 Proteinase

14 (70.0%)

6 (30.0%)

0.44–0.62

 Phospholipase

12 (60.0%)

8 (40.0%)

0.57–0.93