RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.32.4.f53343t742150l73
T1  - Prevalence of Oral Candidiasis in Chronic Renal Failure and Renal Transplant Pediatric Patients
A1  - Victoria Olivas-Escárcega
A1  - Ma. del Socorro Ruiz-Rodríguez
A1  - Ma. del Pilar Fonseca-Leal
A1  - Miguel Ángel Santos-Díaz
A1  - Antonio Gordillo-Moscoso
A1  - Juan Francisco Hernández-Sierra
A1  - Amaury de J. Pozos-Guillén
K1  - candidiasis
K1  - chronic renal failure
K1  - renal transplant patients
YR  - 2008
SP  - 313
AB  - <p>The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors associated with candidiasis in chronic renal failure (CRF) and renal transplant (RT) patients. A cross-sectional study was made of 66 patients who were divided into 2 groups: group A (33 patients), RT patients, and group B (33 patients), who had been diagnosed with CRF. Data with respect to demographics, treatment type and duration, clinical laboratory results for blood leucocytes, oral hygiene, and diagnosis of oral candidiasis were collected. Risk factors associated with candidiasis were evaluated. Among the 66 patients, 21 showed microbiologic evidence of oral candidiasis; 12 of these were from the RT group and 9 were from the CRF patients. Children who were renally compromised (RT and CRF) presented a frequency of oral candidiasis of 31.82%, with no difference between study groups. C. albicans was the most frequently isolated species from RT and CRF patients. Duration of therapy and oral hygiene were the variables associated with the presence of oral candidiasis.</p>