Abstract

SILVA, Francine Cristina et al. Prevalence of Candida yeasts in oral samples from children with AIDS and children exposed and not exposed to HIV served by SUS in the state of Bahia, Brazil. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2015, vol.63, n.1, pp. 07-12. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Candida albicans and non-albicans yeast species isolated from oral samples of children with AIDS and of children exposed and not exposed to HIVduring pregnancy and served by the public health system in a county located in the interior of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Methods Saliva samples from 50 children aged between 2 and 12 years treated by SUS (group I = control group, group II = group exposed to HIV without seroconversion, and group III = AIDS carriers) were collected, seeded in Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol, and fungal cultures were grown at 35 ± 2° C for 24 hours. Three isolated colonies were randomly selected from each individual plaque for identification using the API20 AUX Biomerieux® method. Results The most frequent fungal species in samples from children not exposed to HIV, exposed to HIV, and AIDS carriers was Candida albicans (48.80%, 25.64%, and 58.13%, respectively). Species of Candida non-albicans were also isolated from all groups studied. Conclusion Despite the higher prevalence of Candida albicans in these groups, non-albicans species represented a significant percentage of Candida isolates.

Keywords : Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.; Candida.; Child.; Prevalence..