title: The relationship between oral Candida carriage and the secretor status of blood group antigens in saliva.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between oral Candida carriage and the secretor status of blood group antigens.
  
  
  METHODS
  Unstimulated whole saliva and oral rinse samples were obtained from 180 healthy subjects. These samples were plated on Sabouraud's dextrose agar media to determine oral Candida carriage. Sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting were performed on whole saliva samples to determine the secretor status of blood group antigens.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The oral Candida carriage rate was found to be 45.0%. The sensitivity of the concentrated rinse culture proved to be superior. Oral Candida carriage was not significantly related to the blood group or secretor status of ABH or Lewis antigens. No significant relationship was found between oral Candida carriage and salivary flow rate. However, smoking affected oral Candida carriage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oral Candida carriage in healthy individuals is not significantly related to blood group or secretor status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Seop
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Sung-Chang
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Young-Ku
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hong-Seop
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kho
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002353:Carrier State / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D012636:Secretory Rate
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens