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Journal Article
Oral Candida spp carriage and periodontal diseases in HIV-infected patients in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2017
Overview
The majority of HIV-infected patients develop Candida spp-associated clinical oral lesions. Studies have shown that asymptomatic oral colonization of Candida spp may lead to oral lesions or become a source of disseminated infections. The aim of this study was to verify the effects of periodontal conditions on Candida spp prevalence and Candida spp carriage in the oral cavity of HIV-infected patients compared to non-infected patients. Twenty-five patients not infected with HIV and 48 HIV-infected patients were classified according to periodontal conditions as being periodontal healthy or with periodontal disease. Candida spp carriage and classification were performed in oral rinse samples. Viral load and CD4+ T lymphocyte (CD4+L) counts were performed in blood samples from HIV-infected patients. No differences in Candida spp prevalence related to HIV status or periodontal condition were detected. However, Candida spp carriage was increased in periodontally affected HIV-infected patients when compared to periodontally healthy HIV-infected patients (p= 0.04). Periodontally healthy HIV-infected patients presented Candida spp carriage in similar levels as healthy or periodontally affected non-HIV-infected patients. Candida spp carriage was correlated with CD4+L counting in HIV-infected patients. We concluded that periodontal disease is associated with increased Candida spp carriage in HIV-infected patients and may be a predisposing factor to clinical manifestations of candidiasis.
Publisher
Instituto de Medicina Tropical,Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Subject
/ AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology
/ AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
/ Candida - isolation & purification
/ Candidiasis, Oral - epidemiology
/ Candidiasis, Oral - microbiology
/ Female
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Original
/ Periodontal Diseases - epidemiology
