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Concordance analysis between different methodologies used for identification of oral isolates of Candida species

Colomb. med; 49 (3), 2018
Abstract Background: The yeasts species determination is fundamental not only for an accurate diagnosis but also for establishing a suitable patient treatment. We performed a concordance study of five methodologies for the species identification of oral isolates of Candida in Colombia. Methods: Sixty...

Factores relacionados a candidiasis oral en niños y adolescentes con VIH, caracterización de especies y susceptibilidad antifúngica

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (4), 2018
Resumen Introducción: Se desconocen los factores asociados a la candidiasis oral en población pediátrica con infección por VIH de los países en desarrollo. Objetivo: Identificar los factores asociados a la colonización por Candida, candidiasis oral y la susceptibilidad in vitro a antifúngicos, e...

Clinical and laboratorial features of oral candidiasis in HIV-positive patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION We describe the clinical and laboratorial features of oral candidiasis in 66 HIV-positive patients. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction-based techniques were performed for differentiation of Candida spp. isolated from patients at a public teaching hospital in Midwest Brazil. RESU...

Antifungal activity of linalool in cases of Candida spp. isolated from individuals with oral candidiasis

Braz. j. biol; 78 (2), 2018
Abstract This study analyzed the antifungal activity of phytoconstituents from linalool on Candida spp. strains, in vitro, isolated from patients with clinical diagnoses of oral candidiasis associated with the use of a dental prosthesis. Biological samples were collected from 12 patients using complete d...

Oral colonization by Candida species in HIV-positive patients: association and antifungal susceptibility study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate antifungal susceptibility and factors associated with oral colonization by Candida species in HIV-positive patients. Methods A prospective study based on convenience sampling of subjects recruited from a pool of confirmed HIV-positive individuals seen at a specialty ...

Oral Candida spp carriage and periodontal diseases in HIV-infected patients in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

ABSTRACT 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...

Extracellular phospholipase production of oral Candida albicans isolates from smokers, diabetics, asthmatics, denture wearers and healthy individuals following brief exposure to polyene, echinocandin and azole antimycotics

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective Candida albicans is the primary causative agent of oral candidosis, and one of its key virulent attributes is considered to be its ability to produce extracellular phospholipases that facilitate cellular invasion. Oral candidosis can be treated with polyenes, and azoles, and the more ...

Candida dubliniensis: una levadura emergente
Candida dubliniensis: an emergent yeast

Rev. chil. tecnol. méd; 20 (1/2), 2000
Las infecciones por Candida son la micosis más frecuente en los pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VHI). Candida dubliniensis es un agente micótico recientemente descrito que ha sido recuperado, principalmente desde la cavidad oral de individuos VHI positivo y pacientes c...

Periimplantitis infecciosa: propuesta de un plan preventivo
Infectious peri-implantitis: proposing a preventive plan

Se presentan tres casos de periimplantitis en pacientes de la tercera edad, de ambos sexos, dos desdentados totales y uno parcial, que habían recibido implantes de titanio de distinto origen. El estado general de dos pacientes era satisfactorio y el de otro evidenció una diabetes posterior al acto quir...