Clinical and laboratorial features of oral candidiasis in HIV-positive patients
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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51(3): 352-356, Apr.-June 2018. tab
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ABSTRACT
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. RESULTS: Oral lesions, mainly pseudomembranous, were significantly related to higher levels of immunosuppression. Of 45 Candida isolates, 66.7% were C. albicans. Most of the isolates were susceptible to the antifungal drugs tested. CONCLUSIONS: Oral lesions were associated with higher immunosuppression levels. Lower susceptibility to antifungals by non-albicans isolates supports the importance of surveillance studies using susceptibility tests to aid in the treatment.
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Asunto principal:
Candida
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Candidiasis Bucal
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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA
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Antifúngicos
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
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Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul/BR
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