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  • Title: Colonization of human immunodeficiency virus-infected outpatients in Taiwan with Candida species.
    Author: Hung CC, Yang YL, Lauderdale TL, McDonald LC, Hsiao CF, Cheng HH, Ho YA, Lo HJ.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2005 Apr; 43(4):1600-3. PubMed ID: 15814972.
    Abstract:
    To understand the Candida colonization of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected outpatients in Taiwan, we have conducted a prospective cohort study of Candida colonization and its risk factors at the National Taiwan University Hospital from 1999 to 2002. More than 50% of the patients were colonized with Candida species, and 12% developed symptomatic candidiasis. Patients colonized with fluconazole-resistant strains of Candida species had a higher prevalence of candidiasis than those colonized with susceptible strains. Our analysis found that antibiotic treatment and lower CD4(+) counts (<200 cells/mm(3)) increased the rate of oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV-infected patients, while antiretroviral therapy protected patients from the development of candidiasis.
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