title: Napkin (diaper) dermatitis and gastrointestinal carriage of Candida albicans.
abstract: The correlation of recovery of Candida albicans from the skin, rectum and faeces of four clinically distinct groups of infants with napkin (diaper) dermatitis has been studied. We found that: (I) C. albicans is largely and constantly present both on the skin and in faeces of subjects with clinically overt Candidiasis of the napkin area; (2) C. albicans is lacking from both the skin and faeces of subjects with chafing or atopic dermatitis; (3) C. albicans can be found in faeces of subjects with unclassifiable napkin dermatitis in a direct relationship with its clinical severity; (4) failure to recover C. albicans from the skin can be due to the inhibitory effect of the inflammatory host reaction and therefore can be misleading.
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous; D003963:Diaper Rash / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology