Oral carriage ofCandida albicans, ABO blood group and secretor status in healthy subjects
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 26 (1), 49-56
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02681218880000061
Abstract
ABO blood group and secretor status were determined in healthy subjects in relation to oral carriage of Candida albicans using a mouthwash technique to identify carriers and non-carriers. Of 100 subjects studied, 32% carried Candida, the main species isolated being C. albicans (94% isolates). Carriage of C. albicans was significantly associated with blood group O (p < 0.001) and independently, with non-secretion of blood group antigens (p < 0.001), with the trend towards carriage being greatest in group O non-secretors. This suggests that in healthy subjects, blood group O and non-secretion of blood group antigens are separate and cumulative risk factors for oral carriage of C. albicans.This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
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