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The secretion of aspartyl proteinase, a virulence enzyme, by isolates of Candida albicans from the oral cavity of HIV-infected subjects

The secretion of aspartyl proteinase, a virulence enzyme, by isolates of Candida albicans from... Prevalence, serotype and in vitro secretion of aspartyl proteinase, a virulence enzyme, were studied in Candida isolates from the oral cavity of 337 HIV-infected subjects. Controls were 95 age-sex-matched HIV- (seronegative) subjects, belonging to either HIV-risk categories (47) or to the normal, general population (48). Fungi were isolated from 155 HIV+ subjects. C. albicans was the most prevalent species (85.8% of all isolates). 94.6% of C. albicans isolates were serotype A and all were agglutinated by a monoclonal antibody (AF1) directed against a major mannoprotein immunogen of the candidal cell wall, confirming previous results with C. albicans isolates from non-immunodeficient subjects. With regard to the stage of HIV infection, there were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of oral Candida carriage between asymptomatic (stage II) HIV+ and HIV- subjects, and between stage II and lymphadenopathic (stage III) individuals. Also, the low (3.8%) incidence of oral candidiasis in the subjects of the latter stage was insignificant with respect to stage II subjects. However, the incidence of C. albicans in stage IV (AIDS) subjects (46.8%) was significantly higher than in all other subjects, and in almost all cases, fungal isolation was accompanied by oral thrush and lower CD4+ lymphocyte counts (< 400 × 10°/L). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Epidemiology Springer Journals

The secretion of aspartyl proteinase, a virulence enzyme, by isolates of Candida albicans from the oral cavity of HIV-infected subjects

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Medicine & Public Health; Epidemiology; Public Health; Infectious Diseases; Cardiology; Oncology
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Prevalence, serotype and in vitro secretion of aspartyl proteinase, a virulence enzyme, were studied in Candida isolates from the oral cavity of 337 HIV-infected subjects. Controls were 95 age-sex-matched HIV- (seronegative) subjects, belonging to either HIV-risk categories (47) or to the normal, general population (48). Fungi were isolated from 155 HIV+ subjects. C. albicans was the most prevalent species (85.8% of all isolates). 94.6% of C. albicans isolates were serotype A and all were agglutinated by a monoclonal antibody (AF1) directed against a major mannoprotein immunogen of the candidal cell wall, confirming previous results with C. albicans isolates from non-immunodeficient subjects. With regard to the stage of HIV infection, there were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of oral Candida carriage between asymptomatic (stage II) HIV+ and HIV- subjects, and between stage II and lymphadenopathic (stage III) individuals. Also, the low (3.8%) incidence of oral candidiasis in the subjects of the latter stage was insignificant with respect to stage II subjects. However, the incidence of C. albicans in stage IV (AIDS) subjects (46.8%) was significantly higher than in all other subjects, and in almost all cases, fungal isolation was accompanied by oral thrush and lower CD4+ lymphocyte counts (< 400 × 10°/L).

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European Journal of Epidemiology – Springer Journals

Published: Jun 24, 2004

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