Epidemiology and phospholipase activity of oral Candida spp. among patients with central nervous system diseases before and after dental cleaning procedure
Braz. j. microbiol
; 41(1): 19-23, Jan.-Mar. 2010. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-531728
Biblioteca responsável:
BR32.1
ABSTRACT
Patients suffering of diseases that affect central nervous system may be considered more susceptible to the infectious diseases of mouth. Sixty-nine patients suffering of cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome and metal retardation were submitted to saliva examination for the presence of Candida spp. before and after a procedure of dental cleaning. The isolates were submitted to assay for verifying phospholipase production. 55.10 percent of the patients provided isolation of Candida spp. The frequency of isolation obtained before dental procedure was C. albicans (83.33 percent), C. krusei (8.33 percent) and C. kefyr, C. parapsilosis and C. glabrata (2.78 percent each). The frequency after the procedure was C. albicans (68.57 percent), C. parapsilosis (11.43 percent), C. krusei and C. kefyr (8.57 percent each) and Candida glabrata (2.86 percent). We verified significantly difference (p < 0.01) between populations obtained at the two examinations. Phospholipase production was verified only among C. albicans strains and the proportion of producers was higher when testing isolates obtained after dental cleaning procedure. Studies focused on Candida spp. isolation are useful for better comprehension of the role of these yeasts on the oral flora from patients with cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome and metal retardation.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Hanseníase
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Fosfolipases
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Escovação Dentária
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Candida
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Candidíase Bucal
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Paralisia Cerebral
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Síndrome de Down
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Criança
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiologia
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Vale do Rio DoceUniversidade Vale do Rio Doce/BR