Species identification of <i>Candida</i> isolates obtained from oral lesions of HIV infected patients
A total of 60 patients suspected to have AIDS with oral lesions suggestive of oral candidiasis were studied. <i>Candida species </i>were isolated from 50 patients. <i>Candida albicans </i>was the commonest isolate (70 %) followed <i>Candida parapsilosis </...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | A total of 60 patients suspected to have AIDS with oral lesions suggestive of oral candidiasis were studied. <i>Candida species </i>were isolated from 50 patients. <i>Candida albicans </i>was the commonest isolate (70 %) followed <i>Candida parapsilosis </i>(15%), <i>Candida glabrata </i>(7.5%) and <i>Candida tropicalis </i>(5%) respectively.<i> Candida dubliniensis</i> was isolated from a single case only. Though the reports from developed countries show more prevalence of the novel species <i>Candida dubliniensis</i>, in our study it was isolated in a single case. All the patients were treated successfully with oral fluconazole for 7 days except for the patients from which <i>Candida glabrata </i>was isolated, who were treated with Amphotericin B. |
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| Item Description: | 0019-5154 1998-3611 |