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Table 2.

Correlation between colony count of Candida spp. and estrogen level

Subject group	Estrogen level	Subject no. (%)					Total no. (%)
		Colony count (cfu/mL)
		1–100	101–200	201–360	> 360	No growth
ER-positive breast cancer	Normal	3^* (3.3)	1^* (1.2)	12^* (13.5)	2^* (2.2)	8 (9)	26 (29.2)
ER-positive breast cancer	High	0	0	2 (2.2)	0	2 (2.2)	4 (4.5)
ER-negative breast cancer	Normal	0	0	9 (10.1)	0	2 (2.2)	11 (9.23)
ER-negative breast cancer	High	0	9 (10.1)	7 (7.8)	0	2 (2.2)	18 (20.2)
Control	Normal	0	0	10 (11.2)	0	15 (16.9)	25 (32.30)
Control	High	0	0	2 (2.2)	0	3 (3.3)	5 (5.6)
Total no. (%)		3 (3.3)	10 (11.2)	42 (47.1)	2 (2.2)	32 (36)	89

^* A significant difference between colony counts within the same estrogen level of one subject group at P < 0.05

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Author contributions

AAHSAJ: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. RKMJ: Investigation. ARKH: Validation, Supervision. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval

Ethical approval was obtained from the ethical committee of University of Karbala (No. 112).

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Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects in advance of their admission to the study.

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