구강에서 Gandida Species 분포에 관한 연구

Abstract

A study was conducted in order to determine harborage of Candida species in oral cavity of 80 healthy volunteers, 8 cancer patients, 26 diabetes patients, 40 Hansen’s disease patients and 37 other patients who used steroid for a long period of time. Specimens were collected from oral cavities of the subjects by cotton swabs, and the specimens were cultured on corn meal agar. The results were summarized as follows : 1. Of 191 subjests Candida species were isolated from 72(37.7%) and C. albicans were from 57(29.8%). Of C. albicans 49(86%) were serotype A. 2. Candida species were isolated from 27(75%) of 37 patients using steroids. The same secies were isolated from 10(37.5%) of 26 diabetes patients. Three of eight cancer patients, ten of forty Hansen’s disease patients, and 22 of 80 healthy subjects had Candida species in their oral cavities. 3. Of 80 healthy subjects Candida species were isolated from 22 subjects(27.5%). C. albicans were isolated from 14 (17.5%), and C. tropicals from four sujects.