Characterization of the mycoflora from oral mucosal surfaces of some HIV-infected patients.
Oral mucosal surfaces from 54 patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were assayed for the presence of cultivable yeasts. Oral colonization with Candida albicans, represented by 6 biotypes, was evident in 35 persons. The closely related variant, Candida stellatoidea, was found in 3 patients. Single isolates of Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, and Candida paratropicalis were also identified. One patient harbored a population of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The susceptibilities of these 43 isolates to clotrimazole and nystatin were compared by the disk diffusion technique.
Franker
C K
CK
Section of Oral Biology, UCLA School of Dentistry.
Lucartorto
F M
FM
Johnson
B S
BS
Jacobson
J J
JJ
D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D009761:Nystatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
D009761:Nystatin; D003022:Clotrimazole