Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8842557 | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of this study was to isolate and identify Candida species from the oral cavity of denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis who were attended at the University Federal of Pará (Belém City, Pará State, Brazil). A total of 36 denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis were included, and type I (50%), type II (33%) and type III (17%) stomatitis were observed. Candida spp. were isolated from 89% of the cases and included five different Candida species. C. albicans was the most frequently recovered species (78% of the cases), followed by C. famata and C. tropicalis. We observed a significant association between Candida species isolation and unsatisfactory denture condition (p = 0.0017). Our results demonstrated the highly frequency of Candida species isolation in denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis and showed the relationship between these species and poor denture maintenance.
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Authors
Lurdete Maria Rocha Gauch, Simone Soares Pedrosa, FabÃola Silveira-Gomes, Renata Antunes Esteves, Silvia Helena Marques-da-Silva,