title: Oral carriage of Candida in healthy and HIV-seropositive persons.
abstract: The prevalence of oral colonization with Candida species was studied in 28 HIV-seropositive and 28 healthy persons. Candida was cultured from 75% and 68% of HIV-positive and control persons, respectively, with a significantly higher density carriage in the HIV-seropositive group. Positive smears were seen in 39% of all patients. Candida albicans was the most frequently isolated species with Biotype 1 accounting for 56% of the isolates. Resistance to antifungal agents was seen in Candida strains isolated from both groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hauman
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Theunissen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolfaardt
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents