Three-month-old male Crl:CD1(ICR)BR and C3H/HeJ mice were fed chow containing Candida albicans for 14 days, while similar control mice were fed regular food. Stool cultures were done for all mice before and after administration of the special diet. Stool cultures were repeated 48 h, 1 week, and 1 and 3 months after stopping the diet for Crl:CD1(ICR)BR mice and again 5 months afterward for C3H/H...

Correspondence Clostridium difficile Infection and Candida Colonization of the Gut: Is There a Correlation? TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the article of Manian and Bryant about the possible protective role of gut coloni-zation by Candida species against Clos-tridium difficile infection (CDI) [1]. Although Candida has been involved as part of the normal intestinal microbiota [2], no recent...

The aim of the study was to determine presence of Candida species in oral cavity and to investigate their relation with the smoking habit. This prospective study included 140 healthy respondents (75 male and 65 female) divided into two groups according to the age: group I (from 18 to 30 years) and group II (from 31 to 60 years). In 77 (55%) cases the respondents were smokers. Group I included 3...

conclusions these results show that maturity and birth weight are related to a decrease in the risk of developing a candidiasis infection. objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the rate, risk factors, and sources of colonization in low birth weight (lbw) and very low birth weight (vlbw) infants in an nicu. patients and methods all cases were classified in to 1 of 2 groups: lbw a...

Aim: Candida is one of the most common opportunistic fungi in HIV/AIDS cases. A detailed knowledge about oral candida carriage in HIV seropositive individuals is of paramount importance in the treatment of Oral Candidiasis (OC). In the present work, our aim was to determine and compare the candida carriage rate both in HIV infected and HIV non-infected healthy individuals along with knowing the...

BACKGROUND The chronic use of antifungal agents in the treatment of fungal infection in general and oropharyngeal candidiasis mainly in AIDS patient's leads to the selection of strain resistant to these therapies and a shift in the spectrum of Candida species. This study determines the species diversity and in vitro susceptibility of Candida isolates from late presenting AIDS patients in northw...

Candida spp. colonization is recognized as a major risk factor for invasive candidiasis. To assess patient colonization, upon admission and during their stay in intensive care units (ICU), surveillance study has been conducted since January 2020, the Lisbon area of Portugal. A total 219 swab samples were obtained from 113 ICU patients. The yeast identification was by microbiological conventiona...

OBJECTIVES Flexible bronchoscopy with exfoliative cytology is an important tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary fungal infections. The question of colonization versus true fungal infection is of critical importance. STUDY DESIGN A 5-year retrospective analysis of all cases of pulmonary fungal infection diagnosed using exfoliative cytology was performed. Clinical, radiological, bronchoscopy and...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in HIV-infected women contributed to the impairment of their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) use on the vaginal Candida spp. isolation in HIV-infected compared to HIV-uninfected women. This cross-sectional study included 178 HIV-infected (HIV group) and 200 HIV-uninfected women (cont...

PURPOSE The effects of an oral hygienic care program (OHCP) have been reported in several diseases. However, no study exists investigating the influence of an OHCP on stroke patients or patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been reported, thus we sought to investigate the potential effect of an OHCP. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-six consecutive stroke patients who were admitted to the ...