摘要

Foi analisada a presen a de esp谷cies do g那nero Candida na saliva de indiv赤duos distribu赤dos em tr那s grupos: 1) com pr車tese e les o; 2) com pr車tese sem les o; 3) sem pr車tese e sem les o, correlacionando com a capacidade de produ o de biofilme em meio Sabouraud dextrose, contendo 8% de glicose, sendo determinada por leitura em espectrofot metro. Dos 220 pacientes foram isoladas 92 leveduras: 24 (grupo 1), 24 (grupo 2) e 44 (grupo 3). Em 70% foi isolado C. albicans e 30% C. n o albicans. A produ o de biofilme em maior freq邦那ncia (64%) foi encontrada entre as leveduras C. n o albicans e amaior porcentagem na produ o de biofilme, quanto aos grupos de pacientes, foram 75, 63 e 57% correspondendo aos grupos 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente. Esses dados sugerem que a produ o de biofilme das esp谷cies do g那nero Candida pode estar associada ao processoinfeccioso destes isolados. The presence of some species of Candida was analyzed in saliva of individuals with: 1) prostheses and lesions; 2) with prostheses without lesions; 3) without prostheses and without lesions, relating with the capacity for biofilm production in Sabouraud dextrosebroth medium with 8% of glucose determinate by spectrophotometric method. A total of 92 yeasts were isolated from the 220 patients: 24 (group 1), 24 (group 2) and 44 (group 3). C. albicans was isolated in 70% of the cases and C. non albicans in 30%. The most frequent biofilm production (64%) was showed by C. non albicans yeasts and the patient groups who presented greater percent in biofilm production was 1, 2 and 3 corresponding to 75, 63 e 57% respectively. These data support that biofilm production may be associated with infectious process caused by Candida species.

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