Oral carriage of<i>Candida albicans</i>, ABO blood group and secretor status in healthy subjects

Burford-Mason, Aileen P.; Weber, J. C. P.; Willoughby, J. M. T.

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“…This parallels the reports of increased proportions of non-secretors among patients with rheumatic fever and among carriers of Streptococcus pyogenes [17]. A significant increase in the proportion of non-secretors has also been found among healthy carriers of Candida albicans [18], and we have found a similar pattern among patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus [19].…”

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Secretor status, smoking and carriage ofNeisseria meningitidis

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SUMMARYA survey of ABO blood groups, secretor status and smoking habits among 389 students and staff of a school in which there was an outbreak of meningococcal disease found no difference in the distribution of the ABO blood groups but a significantly higher proportion of non-secretors (37·6%) in the population examined compared with that reported for previous surveys of the neighbouring population in Glasgow (26·2%) (P< 0·0005). There was also a significantly higher proportion of non-secretors among carriers of meningococci (47%) compared with non-carriers (32%). Increased carriage of meningococci among non-secretors might contribute to the increased susceptibility of individuals with this genetic characteristic to meningococcal disease observed in previous studies. Although passive exposure to cigarette smoke has been associated with meningococcal disease, there was no association between passive smoking and carriage. There was, however, a significant association between active smoking and carriage.

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Secretor status, smoking and carriage ofNeisseria meningitidis

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“…The current investigation did not discriminate between the two patient populations. The high incidence of Candida albicans in the various specimens is not unexpected since it is the most virulent of all yeasts, in addition to being a major participant in the normal flora of various body sites [1,3,11,12]. The other species that were encountered in high numbers were Torulopsis glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.…”

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The Medically Important Yeasts Present in Clinical Specimens

Al-Hedaithy

1992

Ann Saudi Med

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“…varies from 35-38% 1,29 to 40-60% 13 . C. albicans can be isolated from the oral cavity of 5-7% of newborns few hours after birth.…”

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Effects of oral environment stabilization procedures on counts of Candida spp. in children

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Koga-Ito

Jorge

2003

Pesqui. Odontol. Bras.

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ABSTRACT:The effects of oral environment stabilization procedures on counts of Candida spp. have rarely been discussed, and no conclusive results are found in the literature. The aim of this study was thus to ascertain the effects of oral environment stabilization procedures with glass ionomer and zinc oxide-eugenol cements on counts of Candida spp. in the oral cavity of children. For this purpose, oral rinses of sterile phosphate-buffered saline were initially collected from 30 boys and 30 girls, positive for Candida in the saliva and aged from 4 to 10 years. Data on the initial quantity of CFU/ml of Candida were obtained. Then, the children were randomly divided into two groups and oral environment stabilization procedures were performed using zinc oxide-eugenol cement or glass ionomer cement. One week after the procedures were performed, oral rinses were collected again and final Candida counts were obtained. An expressive reduction in Candida counts was observed in both groups. The zinc oxide-eugenol and glass ionomer cements were efficient in the reduction of Candida counts and statistically significant differences were observed between initial and final counts in both groups. Considering the percentage of reduction, the zinc oxide-eugenol cement presented more favorable results, with a reduction of 70%. A reduction of 46% was observed with the use of the glass ionomer cement. According to the obtained results, we concluded that oral environment stabilization procedures were efficient in reducing Candida spp. counts, especially when the zinc oxide-eugenol cement was employed. DESCRIPTORS:Candida; Zinc oxide-eugenol cement; Glass ionomer cement. RESUMO:O efeito da adequação de meio sobre contagens de Candida spp. na cavidade bucal tem sido pouco discutido e nenhum resultado conclusivo foi encontrado na literatura. Desse modo, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi verificar os efeitos da adequação de meio bucal, utilizando cimento de óxido de zinco e eugenol e cimento de ionômero de vidro, sobre contagens desses microorganismos em crianças. Foram coletados enxágües bucais de 30 meninos e 30 meninas com idades entre quatro e dez anos, positivos para Candida na saliva, obtendo-se a contagem inicial. As crianças foram divididas ao acaso em dois grupos e procedeu-se à adequação de meio utilizando um dos cimentos a serem testados. Uma semana depois, novo enxágüe bucal foi coletado, obtendo-se, dessa forma, a contagem final de Candida spp. Uma redução expressiva nas contagens foi observada em ambos os grupos. Os dois materiais testados foram eficazes na diminuição das contagens de Candida, e diferenças estatisticamente significantes foram observadas entre as contagens inicial e final nos dois grupos. Considerando o percentual de redução, o cimento de óxido de zinco e eugenol apresentou resultados mais favoráveis, promovendo uma redução de 70%, ao passo que para o cimento de ionômero de vidro esse valor foi de 46%. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, concluiu-se que a adequação de meio é um procedimento eficaz na red...

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Oral carriage ofCandida albicans, ABO blood group and secretor status in healthy subjects

Cited by 74 publications

References 19 publications

Secretor status, smoking and carriage ofNeisseria meningitidis

Secretor status, smoking and carriage ofNeisseria meningitidis

The Medically Important Yeasts Present in Clinical Specimens

Effects of oral environment stabilization procedures on counts of Candida spp. in children

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