Association between carriage of oral yeasts, malnutrition and HIV-1 infection among Tanzanian children aged 18 months to 5 years.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
; 25(3): 193-8, 1997 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: The association between carriage of oral yeasts, malnutrition, and HIV-1 infection was investigated in a case-control study involving 403 girls and 479 boys 18 months-5 years of age attending 2 maternal-child health clinics in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, in a 4-month period in 1994. The children designated as cases had Candida-like microorganisms on smears from the tongue and buccal mucosa. 14 children (1.6%) were HIV-positive; 11 of these children were under 3 years of age. 241 (27%) were moderately or severely malnourished. 20.0% had hyphal forms and 17.5% had blastospores. Presence of HIV infection was the most significant risk factor for hyphal forms or blastospores consistent with Candida-like microorganisms (unadjusted odds ratios, 5.5 and 3.8, respectively). Although malnutrition was also a risk factor for oral yeasts, the association was not significant. The study findings suggest that malnutrition may predispose to carriage of oral yeasts and subsequent infection. The rates of oral yeasts detected among these children were lower than expected and may reflect a reduced secretion of stimulated whole saliva associated with malnutrition and HIV infection.
Palavras-chave
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Biology; Candidiasis; Child; Correlation Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Hiv Infections; Infections; Malnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Oral Effects; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Statistical Studies; Studies; Tanzania; Viral Diseases; Youth
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Candidíase Bucal
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Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil
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HIV-1
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca