Potential Pathogenicity of Candida Species Isolated from Oral Cavity of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Comparisons and distribution of virulence factors of clinical Candida species isolated from diabetic patients.

Species ()	Phospholipase					Esterase
	Neg	1+	2+	3+	4+	Neg	1+	2+	3+	4+
C. albicans (75)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (4%)	69 (92%)	17 (22.6%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	52 (69.4%)
Non-Candida albicans (33)	11 (33.4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (6%)	20 (60.6%)	12 (36.5%)	0 (0%)	1 (3%)	3 (9%)	17 (51.5%)