title: Prevalence of Candida in the oral cavity of diabetic subjects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Estimation of prevalence of Candida in the oral cavity of diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and three subjects of diabetes mellitus (49 Type 1 diabetes mellitus and 54 Type 2 diabetes mellitus) and one hundred non-diabetic subjects (control) were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  41(83.67%) out of 49 Type 1 diabetes mellitus, 37(68.52%) out of 54 Type 2 diabetes mellitus and 27(27%) out of 100 in non-diabetic subjects were found to carry Candida in their oral cavity. Colony Forming Unit (CFU) of Candida in the oral cavity ranking in groups was Type 1 diabetes mellitus > Type 2 diabetes mellitus > non-diabetic subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Colonization and carriage of Candida in the oral cavity was found to be higher in diabetic subjects than in non-diabetic subjects. However anti-diabetic therapy and glycaemic control in diabetes were found to bear no relation with carriage of Candida in the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Microbiology, MR Medical College.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Padshetty
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence