caa a22 4500 475775198 CHVBK 20180406123629.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1007245919761 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1007245919761 Esophageal Candidiasis in non-immune suppressed patients in a semi-urban town, southern India [Elektronische Daten] [G. Badarinarayanan, R. Gowrisankar, K. Muthulakshmi] Objectives. Prevalence of Esophageal Candidiasis in non-immune compromised patients in a semi-urban town, was investigated. Further, various investigation procedures to detect the candidal pathogen were compared. Methods. A total of 933 patients with odynophagia and dysphagia were included in this study. Upper GI endoscopy was performed in all these patients and biopsy specimens were taken from the site of lesions. Oral swabs were also taken. Both these specimens were analyzed for the presence of fungal pathogen through, direct microscopic examination and culture method. Results. Among the diagnostic techniques, culture of biopsy in Sabouraud's media was found to be the most reliable method. Of the 933 trialists, 61 were found to have lesions of varied degree of severity. Among these, 56 were positive for fungal pathogen, which was confirmed by germ tube test, cultural characteristics, auxanogram, etc., Candida albicans (87.5%) was the most predominant pathogen followed by C. tropicalis (8.9%). Men in the age group of 40 years and above were observed to have higher frequency of candidal infections compared to other groups of trialists. Conclusion. This investigation strongly suggests the possibilities of candidal infections in patient seven in the absence of predisposing factors such as HIV infection or immune compromised conditions. Hence, patients with symptoms of odynophagia and dysphagia shall be considered for possible esophageal candidiasis. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 esophageal candidiasis nationallicence non-HIV patients nationallicence C. albicans nationallicence candidial diagnosis nationallicence Badarinarayanan G. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AVB Clinic, Perumal East Car Street, 627 001, Tirunelveli, India aut Gowrisankar R. P.G. Department of Microbiology, Sri Paramakalyani College, 627 412, Tirunelveli, India aut Muthulakshmi K. Department of Bacteriology, Tirunelveli Medical College, 627 002, Tirunelveli, India aut Mycopathologia Kluwer Academic Publishers 149/1(2000-08-01), 1-4 0301-486X 149:1<1 2000 149 11046 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007245919761 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007245919761 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Badarinarayanan G. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AVB Clinic, Perumal East Car Street, 627 001, Tirunelveli, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gowrisankar R. P.G. Department of Microbiology, Sri Paramakalyani College, 627 412, Tirunelveli, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Muthulakshmi K. Department of Bacteriology, Tirunelveli Medical College, 627 002, Tirunelveli, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mycopathologia Kluwer Academic Publishers 149/1(2000-08-01), 1-4 0301-486X 149:1<1 2000 149 11046 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer