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Title: | Oropharyngeal yeast colonization in HIV-infected outpatients in southern Taiwan: CD4 count, efavirenz therapy and intravenous drug use matter |
Authors: | Wu, CJ;Lee, HC;Yang, YL;Chang, CM;Chen, HT;Lin, CC;Lee, NY;Chu, WL;Hsieh, LY;Wang, YL;Lauderale, TL;Tseng, FC;Ko, NY;Ko, WC;Lo, HJ |
Contributors: | Division of Infectious Diseases |
Abstract: | To understand the status of oropharyngeal yeast colonization in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -infected outpatients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), we conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study from October 2009 to January 2010 at a medical centre in southern Taiwan. Fungal cultures of the oropharyngeal swabs were performed on 327 enrolled patients. At enrolment, 258 (79%) patients had been receiving HAART, and 42 (12.8%), 73 (22.3%) and 212 (64.8%) patients had CD4 cell counts ≤200, 201–350, and >350 cells/mm3, respectively. Oral yeast colonization was detected in 193 (59%) patients, among whom 157 (81.3%), 25 (13.0%), and 11 (5.7%) were colonized by a single, two and more than two species, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that receipt of efavirenz-containing regiments and CD4 cell counts >200 cells/mm3 were associated with lower risks of oral yeast colonization, while intravenous drug users were at a higher risk. Among the 241 isolates recovered, Candida albicans accounted for 69.7%, followed by C. dubliniensis (9.5%), C. glabrata (8.3%), C. tropicalis (3.3%), C. intermedia (2.1%), C. parapsilosis (1.7%), and 11 other species (5.4%). Overall, 230 (95.4%), 236 (97.9%) and 240 (99.6%) isolates were susceptible to fluconazole, voriconazole and amphotericin B, respectively. In conclusion, colonization by C. dubliniensis has emerged in recent years. In addition to a CD4 cell count ≤200 cells/mm3, which is a known risk factor for oropharyngeal yeast colonization in HIV-infected patients that was identified in our previous studies, two risk factors, non-receipt of efavirenz-based combinations and intravenous drug use, were first identified in the present study. Fluconazole remained effective in vitro against the yeasts colonizing the oropharynx in this population. |
Date: | 2012-05 |
Relation: | Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2012 May;18(5):485-490. |
Link to: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03655.x |
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Cited Times(WOS): | https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000302903900018 |
Cited Times(Scopus): | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84859904205 |
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