Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Candida spp. in complete dentures of institucionalized elderly, aged 60 or more, in a city of northeast of Brazil. A survey was conducted of the health profile and quantification of Candida spp. from isolation in Sabouraud agar. Our resul...

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Autores principales:	Ferreira,Robson de Sousa, Freitas,Tássio Luiz da Silva, Silva-Neto,Adelmar Pereira da, Rosa,Naiara de Farias, Ferreira,Josie Haydée Lima, Vale,Glauber Campos
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2016
Materias:	elderly Candida oral hygiene
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-381X20160002000152016-09-23Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly IndividualsFerreira,Robson de SousaFreitas,Tássio Luiz da SilvaSilva-Neto,Adelmar Pereira daRosa,Naiara de FariasFerreira,Josie Haydée LimaVale,Glauber Campos elderly Candida oral hygiene The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Candida spp. in complete dentures of institucionalized elderly, aged 60 or more, in a city of northeast of Brazil. A survey was conducted of the health profile and quantification of Candida spp. from isolation in Sabouraud agar. Our results showed that from 181 institutionalized elderlies, only 17 (66-84 years) met the inclusion criteria. 47.1 % were totally dependent, and 58.8 % needed help with hygiene. The most commonly used drugs were antihypertensive. The results showed a high prevalence of Candida spp. (64.5 %) in the dentures of institutionalized elderly and this may be a reflection of poor oral hygiene.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de La Frontera. Facultad de MedicinaInternational journal of odontostomatology v.10 n.2 20162016-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000200015en10.4067/S0718-381X2016000200015
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description	The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Candida spp. in complete dentures of institucionalized elderly, aged 60 or more, in a city of northeast of Brazil. A survey was conducted of the health profile and quantification of Candida spp. from isolation in Sabouraud agar. Our results showed that from 181 institutionalized elderlies, only 17 (66-84 years) met the inclusion criteria. 47.1 % were totally dependent, and 58.8 % needed help with hygiene. The most commonly used drugs were antihypertensive. The results showed a high prevalence of Candida spp. (64.5 %) in the dentures of institutionalized elderly and this may be a reflection of poor oral hygiene.
author	Ferreira,Robson de Sousa Freitas,Tássio Luiz da Silva Silva-Neto,Adelmar Pereira da Rosa,Naiara de Farias Ferreira,Josie Haydée Lima Vale,Glauber Campos
author_facet	Ferreira,Robson de Sousa Freitas,Tássio Luiz da Silva Silva-Neto,Adelmar Pereira da Rosa,Naiara de Farias Ferreira,Josie Haydée Lima Vale,Glauber Campos
author_sort	Ferreira,Robson de Sousa
title	Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals
title_short	Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals
title_full	Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals
title_fullStr	Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals
title_full_unstemmed	Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals
title_sort	candida spp. in complete dentures of institutionalized elderly individuals
publisher	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina
publishDate	2016
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000200015
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Candida spp. in Complete Dentures of Institutionalized Elderly Individuals

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