Candida carriage and Candida dubliniensis in oropharyngeal samples of type-1 diabetes mellitus patients

TEKELİ F. A., DOLAPÇI G. İ., Emral R., Cesur S.

MYCOSES, vol.47, no.7, pp.315-318, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.00996.x
  • Journal Name: MYCOSES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.315-318
  • Keywords: Candida, Candida dubliniensis, oropharynx, diabetes mellitus, RAPID IDENTIFICATION, CHROMAGAR CANDIDA, C-DUBLINIENSIS, ALBICANS, INDIVIDUALS, YEASTS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The carriage of Candida dubliniensis in the oral cavities of type-1 diabetic patients were investigated. Of 230 patients 81 (35%) had Candida spp. in their oral cavity; C. albicans was the most frequently isolated species (58%). No C. dubliniensis was found in the study population.