A study on Candida carriage and cytological evaluation of oral mucosa in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients.
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ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken for identification and prevalence of various oral manifestations seen in the oral cavity of HIV infected patients. A quantitative evaluation of candida was done by counting the colony forming units from the oral cavity of HIV infected and non infected individuals. Further, cytopathological changes were evaluated in the oral mucosa of HIV infected patients. Study group consisted of 30 enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) confirmed HIV seropositive patients, while the control group consisted of 10 subjects who were HIV negative (by ELISA).
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Candida
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Candidiasis, Oral
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Colony Count, Microbial
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HIV Infections
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Cell Nucleus
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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HIV Seronegativity
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Statistics, Nonparametric
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Cytoplasm
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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