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7 Candidiasis
Author(s) -
Cartledge J,
Freedman A
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.53
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1468-1293
pISSN - 1464-2662
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00944_8.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal candidiasis , asymptomatic , candida albicans , vaginitis , dermatology , oral mucosa , tongue , population , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , viral disease , gynecology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , environmental health
Candida species are common commensals in the general population and may be cultured using selective media from the oral cavity and genital tracts of up to 75% of individuals [1]. Such cultures are not clinically helpful. Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the commonest opportunistic infection to affect HIV-seropositive individuals, occurring in 80–90% of patients in the pre-HAART era [2]. Oesophageal candidiasis in the pre-HAART era was the AIDS-defining illness in 11% of cases [3].