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Scientists at University of Madras describe research in HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, February 9th, 2009

"Fifty-four patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were studied to assess the load of oral carriage of Candida spp," scientists in Madras, India report.

"The mean oral Candida carriage density (30 305.93 +/- 56 643.93 CFU ml(-1)) in HIV patients was significantly higher than that seen in the control population (93.48 +/- 358.48 CFU ml(-1); P = 0.000). The mean Candida load in HIV patients with oral thrush (46 591.43 +/- 65 002.57 CFU ml(-1)) was significantly higher than in the HIV subjects without oral thrush (306.32 +/- 699.50 CFU ml(-1); P = 0.000). Non-C. albicans Candida species (56%) were more predominant than the C. albicans (44%) isolates....

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