Occurrence and predisposing factors associatedto the genus Candida in children / Ocorrência e fatores predisponentes associados ao gênero Candidaem crianças
Santos, Sildarles Bomfim dos; Paluch, Larissa Rolim Borges; Jacobi, Cláudia Cecília Blaszkowski; Cerqueira, Tiana Pereira dos Santos; Santos, Magno Andrade dos.
Mundo saúde (Impr.)
; 40(1): [73-80], jan., 20, 2016. tab
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en Portugués
| LILACS | ID: biblio-972973
The objectives of this study are 1. to assess the frequency of the yeast Candida in the oral mucosa of children in relationto predisposing factors such as caries, food and oral hygiene, and 2. to identify Candida species in caries-active children.We adopted an exploratory and descriptive methodology within a quantitative and qualitative approach. Oral mucosaof 59 children aged 2-12, treated at the Comprehensive Dental Clinic of Maria Milza College (CLIOF-FAMAM), weresampled with swab from March to May 2014. A questionnaire was administered to the legal representatives to assessthe childs behavior, and a dental clinical evaluation was performed to determine the number of active caries per child.Candida species were identified by means of chromogenic culture media (CHROMagarTMCandida). Forty five pointseventy six percent of the children were infected by Candida, being more frequent among males aged 8-10. Most ofthe active-caries children presented at least one Candida species, mainly Candida albicans followed by Candida krusei,Candida tropicalis and Candida spp. A positive association between the presence of Candida and caries, and poor oralhygiene was verified.
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