Table 2 Comparison of Malassezia colonies number (CFU/tape) on lesional and non-lesional skin between studied groups
The characteristics of experiment | |||||
LS | HC n = 70 | SDN n = 60 | SDP n = 30 | Total n = 160 | p |
Number of colonies (CFU/tape) | - | 31.9 ± 38.1 | 67.8 ± 51.7 | 43.9 ± 46.1 | 0.006 |
Number of colonies in categories | - | ||||
None | - | 7 (11.7) | 4 (13.3) | 11 (12.2) | |
Low CFU/tape (≤20) | 30 (50) | 3 (10) | 33 (20.6) | ||
Medium CFU/tape (20–49) | - | 10 (16.7) | 7 (23.3) | 17 (10,6) | |
High CFU/tape (≥ 50) | - | 13 (21.7) | 16 (53.3) | 29 (18.1) | |
NLS | |||||
Number of colonies (CFU/tape) | 17.4 ± 30.1 | 19.8 ± 31.1 | 44.3 ± 44.7** | 23.4 ± 34.9 | 0.018 |
Number of colonies in categories | |||||
None | 26 (37.1) | 19 (31.7) | 4*** (13.3) | 49 (30.6) | |
Low CFU/tape (≤20) | 27 (38.6) | 23 (38.3) | 11 (36.7) | 61 (38.1) | |
Medium CFU/tape (20–49) | 9 (12.9) | 9 (15) | 4 (13.3) | 22 (13.7) | |
High CFU/tape (≥ 50) | 8 (11.4) | 9 (15.0) | 11 (36.7) | 28 (17.5) | |