Candida and syphilis infection in an HIV-1 infected population

Candida carriage and syphilis antibodies were investigated in rural; urban and high risk populations in the Mara Region. Over 10 percent of subjects were oral Candida albicans carriers; 6 percent of subjects were confirmed as positive for syphilis antibodies. In the largely rural subjects where correlation is possible so far; there is no association between candida carriage or syphilis antibodies and HIV-1 infection