Heterogeneity of oral isolates of Candida albicans in HIV-positive patients: correlation between candidal carriage, karyotype and disease stage

• Published in: Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 49; no. 11; pp. 985 - 991
• Main Authors: CAPOLUONGO, E, MORETTO, D, GIGLIO, A, BELARDI, M, PRIGNANO, G, CRESCIMBENI, E, CORDIALI-FEI, P, MAINI, A, DI CARLO, A, MERCANTINI, R, GIANNETTI, A, AMEGLIO, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.11.2000; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - immunology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology; Biological and medical sciences; Candida albicans; Candida albicans - classification; Candida albicans - genetics; Candidiasis, Oral - immunology; Candidiasis, Oral - microbiology; Carrier State - immunology; Carrier State - microbiology; CD4 antigen; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Disease Progression; DNA, Viral - chemistry; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field - methods; Female; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - immunology; HIV Infections - virology; Human immunodeficiency virus 1; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Karyotyping; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mouth - microbiology; Serotyping; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; Viral Load; Candida albicans; Human; Immunopathology; Opportunistic infection; Yeast; Retroviridae; AIDS; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; Fungi; Infection; Virus; Characterization; Clinical stage; Viral disease; Fungi Imperfecti; Human immunodeficiency virus; Clinical isolate; Karyotype; Thallophyta

Laboratory of Microbiology, *Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Scientific Director of the Istituto S. Gallicano, Roma, Italy and Clinica Dermatologica of the University of Modena, Modena, Italy Corresponding author: Dr F. Ameglio (e-mail: ameglio{at}crs.ifo....