ORAL CANDIDA CARRIAGE AND BLOOD-GROUP ANTIGEN SECRETOR STATUS

Authors
BENARYEH H BLUMFIELD E SZARGEL R LAUFER D BERDICEVSKY I
Citation
H. Benaryeh et al., ORAL CANDIDA CARRIAGE AND BLOOD-GROUP ANTIGEN SECRETOR STATUS, Mycoses, 38(9-10), 1995, pp. 355-358
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases",Mycology
Journal title
Mycoses → ACNP
ISSN journal
09337407
Volume
38
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
355 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-7407(1995)38:9-10<355:OCCABA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Oral Candida carriage and blood group antigen secretor status were exa mined in 92 healthy, young volunteers. Candida was isolated from 61 of 92 saliva samples (66% Candida carriage). In 76% of cases this was Ca ndida albicans. Oral Candida carriage was found to be significantly as sociated with non-secretion of blood group antigens (P<0.05). However, the numbers of Candida were higher in the saliva of secretors than of nonsecretors (P<0.01). A higher percentage of Candida carriage was ob served in individuals with blood group O. Thus, the finding of higher carrier frequency in the non-secretors and in blood group O subjects i s confirmed.