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Table 3 Prevalence of candidiasis profiles among the age categories

From: Candidiasis profile at the outpatient department of the university of cape coast hospital in the central region of Ghana: a retrospective study

  

PC/HPF, n/N (%)

EC/HPF, n/N (%)

RBCs/HPF, n/N (%)

CAPa/HPF, n/N (%)

Age/yr

Prevalence n/N (%)

 < 5

 > 5

 < 15

 > 15

 < 5

 > 5

yes

no

5–15

9/845 (1.1)

9/9 (100)

-

7/9 (77.8)

2/9 (22.2)

9/9 (100)

-

5/9 (55.6)

4/9 (44.4)

16–20

158/845 (18.7)

130/158 (82.3)

28/158 (17.7)

107/158 (67.7)

51/158 (32.3)

147/158 (93.0)

11/158 (7.0)

95/158 (60.1)

63/158 (39.9)

21–30

482/845 (57.0)

381/482 (79.0)

101/482 (21.0)

298/482 (61.8)

184/482 (38.2)

446/482 (92.5)

36/482 (7.5)

304/482 (63.1)

178/482 (36.9)

31–40

152/845 (18.0)

121/152 (79.6)

31/152 (20.4)

99/152 (65.1)

53/152 (34.9)

145/152 (95.4)

7/152 (4.6)

106/152 (69.7)

46/152 (30.3)

41–50

31/845 (3.7)

26/31 (83.9)

5/31 (16.1)

21/31 (67.7)

10/31 (32.3)

30/31 (96.8)

1/31 (3.2)

17/31 (54.8)

14/31 (45.2)

51–60

6/845 (0.7)

1/6 (16.7)

5/6 (83.3)

5/6 (83.3)

1/6 (16.7)

6/6 (100)

-

2/6 (33.3)

4/6 (66.7)

61–70

7/845 (0.8)

4/7 (57.1)

3/7 (42.9)

3/7 (42.9)

4/7 (57.1)

7/7 (100)

-

2/7 (28.6)

5/7 (71.4)

  1. CAPa Candida albicans positive