title: Candidosis of the pharyngeal mucosa in patients with infectious mononucleosis.
abstract: The aim of our study was to assess the frequency rate of Candida yeast-like fungi in isolations from nasal and pharyngeal mucosa in patients diagnosed with IM who had undergone an antibiotic therapy. The study was performed in 51 patients aged 17-33. The diagnosis of IM was made on the basis of clinical symptoms, haematological, biochemical and serologic examination results. The material constituted of nasal and pharyngeal swabs. The identification of Candida species was done according to the routine microbiological diagnostics. Our results show that among the Candida genus, C. albicans was the only pathogenic species isolated from patients with IM. It was observed only in pharyngeal swabs in 27.4% of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fota-Markowska
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rolla-Szczepańska
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chudnicka
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabska-Modrzewska
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dominik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors