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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2004, p. 5925-5927, Vol. 42, No. 12
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5925-5927.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Differential Recovery of Candida Species from Subgingival Sites in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive and Healthy Children from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

M. B. Portela,1,2 I. P. R. Souza,2 E. M. M. B. Costa,1,3 A. N. Hagler,1 R. M. A. Soares,1 and A. L. S. Santos1*

Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes,1 Departamento de Odontopediatria, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,2 Departamento de Odontopediatria, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de Potiguar, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil3

Received 1 June 2004/ Returned for modification 24 June 2004/ Accepted 2 August 2004

The prevalence of subgingival Candida species was studied in 52 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and 42 HIV-negative children. Candida was cultured from 22 (42.3%) and 3 (7.1%) HIV-infected and control children, respectively. C. albicans was the most common Candida species isolated from HIV-infected children, followed by C. dubliniensis, C. glabrata, and C. tropicalis. In the HIV-positive group, the prevalence of Candida isolation was significantly higher in children who presented with low CD4+-T-lymphocyte counts, elevated viral loads, and gingivitis.

* Corresponding author: Mailing address: Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes (IMPPG), Centro de Ciências da Saúde (CCS), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Av. Brigadeiro Trompowsky sem número, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590, Brazil. Phone: 55 (21) 2562-6740. Fax: 55 (21) 2560-8344. E-mail: andre{at}micro.ufrj.br.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2004, p. 5925-5927, Vol. 42, No. 12
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5925-5927.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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