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Table. 2. Table 2

Number of yeast cells/mL of the 0.5 and 2.5 McFarland suspensions of four common Candida species

Species	Inoculum*	Number of cells ( × 10⁶ CFU/mL)^†

		Mean ± SD	Range
C. albicans	Standard	5.2 ± 0.9	3.8–6.9
	Large	26.5 ± 4.3	20.3–34.7
C. glabrata	Standard	6.1 ± 1.1	4.3–8.3
	Large	31.2 ± 4.8	23.3–39.0
C. parapsilosis	Standard	3.4 ± 0.6	2.5–4.2
	Large	17.0 ± 2.5	13.1–20.7
C. tropicalis	Standard	2.3 ± 1.0	1.5–4.7
	Large	13.3 ± 5.6	8.5–26.8
Total	Standard	4.3 ± 1.8	1.5–8.3
	Large	22.0 ± 8.4	8.5–39.0

*Colony counting was performed with the use of two cell suspensions (Mc-Farland 0.5, standard inoculum; and 2.5, large inoculum). ^†Quantification was performed using a Neubauer chamber. Mean values of 10 isolates of each species are presented.

Ann Lab Med 2021;41:559~567 https://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2021.41.6.559