Article
Oral Candida albicans strain diversity and maintenance in HIV positive women in South Africa.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Aug 2024
Owotade F J, Gulube Z, Patel M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated C. albicans strain diversity and maintenance in the oral cavity of HIV positive women over a 6 month period. STUDY DESIGN: C. albicans strains were isolated from 17 HIV positive women at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Johannesburg at 3 intervals over a 6 month period. Strains were genotyped using ABC and Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) techniques. In the MLST technique,...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- South Africa
- Candida albicans
- Adult
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Candidiasis, Oral
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Mouth
- Genetic Variation
- Mycological Typing Techniques
- Middle Aged
