Species of Candida in Oral Cavity in Underfed Children: A Case of Candida dubliniesis

In this study the incidence of the species of Candida in the healthy oral cavities of an infantile population suffering from malnutrition was studied. Diverse species of Candida were described, C. albicans was isolated from 29.4%, one was subsequently identified as C. dubliniensis by PCR using speci...

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Main Authors: Mireya Mendoza, Ana Brito, Elvia Díaz, Rosana Ramos
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2006
Subjects:
Candida albicans
Candida dubliniensis
candidosis
niños
desnutrido
boca
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/06e473352c644dffa101165ed26b6a79
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Summary:In this study the incidence of the species of Candida in the healthy oral cavities of an infantile population suffering from malnutrition was studied. Diverse species of Candida were described, C. albicans was isolated from 29.4%, one was subsequently identified as C. dubliniensis by PCR using specific primers for this species.

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