Oral candidal carriage correlates with CD4+ cell count but not with HIV and highly active antiretroviral therapy status

ConclusionHIV status results in significantly elevated rates of OCCC  albicans remains the predominant pathogen, although other species are emerging rapidly. Resistance to fluconazole is on the rise, and more efficient treatment strategies need to be implemented.

Source: Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry - July 16, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: Parul Sah, Pratik Patel, Chetana Chandrashekar, Suganthi Martena, Mamatha Ballal, Manjayya Hegde, Vasudeva Guddattu, Craig Murdoch, Mohit Sharma, Raghu Radhakrishnan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research