Isolation of Candida spp. from denture-related stomatitis in Pará, Brazil

The preparation of this manuscript was supported by the Postgraduate Program in Biology ofInfectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará (Edital PAPQ/2013-UFPA).Federal University of Pará. Science Health Institute Belém. Odontology College. Belém, PA, Brazil / Federal University of Pará. Science Biologic Institute. Postgraduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents. Belém, PA, Brazil.Federal University of Pará. Science Health Institute Belém. Odontology College. Belém, PA, BrazilFederal University of Pará. Science Biologic Institute. Postgraduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents. Belém, PA, Brazil.Federal University of Pará. Science Health Institute Belém. Odontology College. Belém, PA, Brazil.Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Micologia. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.The aim of this study was to isolate and identify Candida species from the oral cavity of denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis who were attended at the University Federal of Pará (Belém City, Pará State, Brazil). A total of 36 denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis were included, and type I (50%), type II (33%) and type III (17%) stomatitis were observed. Candida spp. were isolated from 89% of the cases and included five different Candida species. C. albicans was the most frequently recovered species (78% of the cases), followed by C. famata and C. tropicalis. We observed a significant association between Candida species isolation and unsatisfactory denture condition (p = 0.0017). Our results demonstrated the highly frequency of Candida species isolation in denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis and showed the relationship between these species and poor denture maintenance