Table 3.
Density of Candida isolation in different subgroups of the children from the study, according to oral visible biofilm index
| Biofilm classification | Oral visible biofilm index | Relationship between Candida isolation and biofilm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV + | HIV − | p value (Fisher’s exact test) | HIV + | HIV − | p value (Fisher’s exact test) | |
| No biofilm | 4 | 10 | 0.1478 | 2/4 | 4/10 | 1.0 |
| Thin scattered biofilm | 14 | 24 | 0.0631 | 11/14 | 12/24 | 0.1006 |
| Mature biofilm | 32 | 16 | 0.0025 | 23/32 | 5/16 | 0.0123 |
HIV + (HIV-infected children); HIV − (non-infected children).