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KMID : 1101220030350010009
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2003 Volume.35 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.13
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Yeasts Distributions on Tongues of Elderly Diabetic
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Bang Young-Jun
Kim Ssang-Young
Shin Du-Man
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Abstract
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The increased incidence of candial infections have been associated with the increase in the number of patients at risk. Yeast islolates from the tongues of elderly diabetic patients were compared to those of non diabetics. Yeasts were isolated from the tongues of 90 diabetics and 32 non diabetics using the tongue swab and smear technique. The yeasts were identified by germ tube and API 20C systems. The frequency of yeast isolates was much higher in diabetics compared to that of non diabetics. 78.9% of diabetic patients compared to 31.3% in non diabetics. Of the 71 yeast isolates from the diabetic patients identified by the API 20C system, 58 were Candida albicans., 6 were Candida tropicalis, 2 were Rhodotorula rubra, 2 were Trichosporon beigelii, 1 was Candida parapsilosis, 1 was Candida kefyr, and 1 was Candida guilliermondii. Of the 10 yeast isolates from non diabetic patients identified by the API 20C system, 8 were Candida albicans, 1 was Candida parapsilosis, and 1 was Rhodotorula rubra.
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KEYWORD
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Tongues, Yeasts, Elderly diabetic patients
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