title: Oral Candida carriage and blood group antigen secretor status.
abstract: Oral Candida carriage and blood group antigen secretor status were examined in 92 healthy, young volunteers. Candida was isolated from 61 of 92 saliva samples (66% Candida carriage). In 76% of cases this was Candida albicans. Oral Candida carriage was found to be significantly associated with non-secretion of blood group antigens (P < 0.05). However, the numbers of Candida were higher in the saliva of secretors than of non-secretors (P < 0.01). A higher percentage of Candida carriage was observed in individuals with blood group O. Thus, the finding of higher carrier frequency in the non-secretors and in blood group O subjects is confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben-Aryeh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blumfield
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Szargel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Berdicevsky
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000097:blood*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System