Table 2: C. albicans isolated from lesions of NPF in 87 patients in relation to the severity and extent of their NPD.

Patient numbers
NPD No yeasts isolated Yeasts isolated Total
Extenta (p ≥ 0.05)
Many 68 15 83
Few 4 0 4
Severityb (p ≥ 0.05)
Severe 20 2 22
Mild 52 13 65

aFisher's Exact Test: p= 0.4621 (no significant relationship); bFisher's Exact Test: p = 0.3365 (no significant relationship).