title: Oral carriage of Candida albicans, ABO blood group and secretor status in healthy subjects.
abstract: ABO blood group and secretor status were determined in healthy subjects in relation to oral carriage of Candida albicans, using a mouthwash technique to identify carriers and non-carriers. Of 100 subjects studied, 32% carried Candida, the main species isolated being C. albicans (94% isolates). Carriage of C. albicans was significantly associated with blood group O (p less than 0.001) and independently, with non-secretion of blood group antigens (p less than 0.001), with the trend towards carriage being greatest in group O non-secretors. This suggests that in healthy subjects, blood group O and non-secretion of blood group antigens are separate and cumulative risk factors for oral carriage of C. albicans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, U.K.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Burford-Mason
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Willoughby
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000371:Agglutination; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System