Article
Oral Candida albicans from patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and characterization of a genetically distinct subgroup of Candida albicans.
Australian dental journal - 1 Apr 1995
McCullough M, Ross B, Reade P C
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans has been shown to vary in its phenotypic expression with the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This study was designed to investigate whether in Category IV HIV infected patients (CDC, Atlanta, USA) these phenotypic changes were related to changes in the genetic strain of the organism. Isolates of C. albicans were obtained from 45 patients with HIV infection during the...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Antifungal Agents
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Candida albicans
- Candidiasis, Oral
- Cell Adhesion
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Fungal
- Drug Resistance, Microbial