Table 2.
Candida species isolated from the oral cavity of the HIV-infected and non-infected children
| Candida species | Total number of Candida isolates (%) | Number of Candida isolates (%)a | Relative frequency of each Candida species (%) | p value (Fisher’s exact test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV + | HIV − | HIV + | HIV − | |||
| C. albicans | 44 (43.1) | 29 (42.7) | 15 (44.1) | 65.9 | 34.1 | 0.0085 |
| C. parapsilosis | 23 (22.6) | 11 (16.2) | 12 (35.3) | 47.8 | 52.2 | 1.0 |
| C. famata | 11 (10.8) | 11 (16.2) | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.0005 |
| C. tropicalis | 8 (7.8) | 6 (8.8) | 2 (5.9) | 75 | 25 | 0.2687 |
| C. glabrata | 6 (5.9) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (11.8) | 33.33 | 66.67 | 0.6777 |
| C. dubliniensis | 3 (2.9) | 3 (4.4) | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.2424 |
| C. guilliermondii | 3 (2.9) | 3 (4.4) | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.2424 |
| C. pelliculosa | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.9) | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.4949 |
| C. lusitaniae | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.9) | 50 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Total | 102 (100) | 68 (100) | 34 (100) | 0.0221 | ||
aFor the total 50 HIV-infected children and 50 healthy children. Eighteen HIV-infected children and seven healthy children had two or more species isolated simultaneously. HIV + (HIV-infected children); HIV − (non-infected children).