Specificity of candida primer and probe sets tested against NCPF strains and clinical isolates
| Mean CT value (SE) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample DNA | Candida albicans | C parapsilosis | C tropicalis | C krusei | C kefyr | C glabrata |
| NCPF, National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi. | ||||||
| C albicans (n = 11) | 27.18 (0.86) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| C parapsilosis (n = 13) | 45 | 27.46 (1.57) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| C tropicalis (n = 14) | 45 | 45 | 28.34 (0.63) | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| C krusei (n = 12) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 26.23 (0.43) | 45 | 45 |
| C kefyr (n = 4) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 28.00 (2.47) | 45 |
| C glabrata (n = 16) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 26.89 (0.55) |