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[Adherence of isolated Candida albicans strains from HIV+ infected patients to buccal epithelial cells: correlation with serotype, sensitivity to fluconazole and virulence].
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Pathologie-biologie [Pathol Biol (Paris)] 1994 Jun; Vol. 42 (6), pp. 567-73. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- During infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), oral pseudomembranous candidiasis frequency is high. Adherence of Candida albicans to epithelial cells constitutes one of the first step in the setting up of candidiasis. Adherence ability of Candida albicans to buccal epithelial cells (BEC) is estimated for 83 isolates. The yeasts are isolated from buccal swabs from HIV+ patients with clinical oropharyngeal candidiasis. Results show that Candida albicans ability to adhere to BEC is variable within isolates; it appears that most of the isolates are weakly adherent. In addition, adherence is not correlated with the serotype A or B of yeasts. We do not either observe any correlation between adherence capacity and sensibility of yeasts to fluconazole. Moreover, no correlation is observed between a group of 13 genetically identical isolates (analysed on 21 loci with isoenzymes method) and their adherence to BEC. Finally, Candida albicans virulence, which is studied in vivo on intravenously infected mouse model, does not seem to be correlated with capacity of each yeast to adhere on BEC in vitro.
- Subjects :
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections complications
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections microbiology
Candida albicans classification
Candida albicans drug effects
Candida albicans pathogenicity
Candidiasis complications
Fluconazole pharmacology
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Serotyping
Virulence
Bacterial Adhesion physiology
Candida albicans physiology
Candidiasis microbiology
HIV Infections complications
Mouth Mucosa microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0369-8114
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pathologie-biologie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7854856