Table 9: Phagocytosis of Candida albicans by PMN from untreated or X-irradiated cancer patients. The mean number of phagocytosed yeast particles per 100 PMN is presented ± standard deviation. The mean number of Candida particle per PMN is also presented.
|
Subjects |
Number |
% Phagocytosis of Candida albicans |
Number of Candida/cells |
|
Healthy Controls |
33 |
66.42 ± 13.51 |
1.77 ± 0.44 |
|
Untreated Cancer Patients |
14 |
67.00 ± 14.33 |
1.73 ± 0.18 |
|
Patients X-irradiated <1000 Rad |
6 |
72.33 ± 10.03 |
1.83 ± 0.30 |
|
Patients X-irradiated >1000 Rad |
28 |
64.82 ± 12.04 |
1.67 ± 0.17 |