Clin Invest Med: April 1997 / Table 2: Asymptomatic oral carriage of Candida albicans in patients with infection

Asymptomatic oral carriage of Candida albicans in patients with infection

Table 2: Carriage of yeast and relation to CD4+ lymphocyte counts
Group, CD4+ count.	No	No. (and %) of patients or controls
Group, CD4+ count.	No	Persistent carrier	Intermittent carrier	Noncarrier
HIV-positive, /µL
>500	24	6 (25)	10 (42)	8 (33)
200-500	42	17 (41)*	19 (45)	6 (14)*
<200	39	18 (46)*	14 (36)	7 (18)*
Control	35	3 (9)*	15 (43)	17 (49)*
p value	NS	0.02	NS	0.04
*Significant value between control subjects and specific HIV-positive subgroup.