Oral yeast flora of a population in an area of Tanzania bordering an AIDS endemic zone.
Mouth swabs from 1,288 individuals in the North Mara region of Tanzania were cultured for yeasts. Subjects were randomly selected from rural and urban areas, and a group of food handlers were also studied. Yeasts were cultured from 407 (31.6%) and Candida albicans from 141 (10.9%) subjects. A wide variety of other yeast species were also identified.
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Department of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London.
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Brubaker
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000254:growth & development*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012016:Reference Values; D012424:Rural Population; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population