Oral Enterobacteriaceae in patients with HIV infection.
160 oral swabs of 149 HIV-infected patients and 168 swabs of 166 controls were cultured to detect a possible colonization of the oral cavity with yeasts and Enterobacteriaceae. In 5.0% of the HIV-infected patients and in 4.8% of the controls different species of Enterobacteriaceae were found. Yeasts were always associated with Enterobacteriaceae in the group of HIV-infected patients. Clinically, different oral lesions were seen in the study group. A correlation between the nature of these lesions and the presence of Enterobacteriaceae could not be found. A possible pathogenic role of the Enterobacteriaceae associated with these oral lesions is yet uncertain and remains to be established by further studies.
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Abteilung für zahnärztliche Chirurgie/Oralchirurgie, Nord, Freie Universität Berlin.
Fehrenbach
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Reichart
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*