Abstract
Medically compromised patients under a long-term treatment for plural basal diseases were selected as subjects, and examination of bacteria and mycoses was made and frequency of identification of mycoses, Candida in particular, was investigated.
Examination was made in 375 patients (199 males and 176 females) from 33 to 89 years old. Samples were taken from the tongue, gingiva, buccal mucosa, palate mucosa and saliva.
Candida was identified in 234 patients (123 males and 111 females) or in 62.4%. By the kind of mycoses, Candida albicans was identified in 214 patients or in 91.5%. Identification of Candida albicans alone was seen in 132 patients or in 56.4%, which was the most frequent. Candida albicans and some other mycoses were isolated in 82 patients or in 35%. In the cases where plural kinds of mycoses were isolated, identification of two kinds of mycoses, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata, was seen in 65 patients or in 79.2%, which was the highest. Then, identification of three kinds, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Candida tropicalis was seen in 11 patients or in 13.4%. No Candida albicans was identified in 20 patients or in 8.5%. The kind identified in these patients was mostly Candida glabrata.
