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The relationship of Candida colonization of the oral and vaginal mucosae of mothers and oral mucosae of their newborns at birth

Al-Rusan, Rund M., Darwazeh, Azmi M.G., Lataifeh, Isam M.·2017·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
DOI 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.01.003
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Objective Vaginal Candida colonization is common during pregnancy. Vaginal Candida may transmit vertically to the mouth of newborns during labor. The aim of this study was to assess and compare oral Candida colonization between vaginally born newborns and cesarean-born newborns and to investigate the association of the mother's vaginal and oral Candida colonization and the newborn's oral colonization at the time of delivery.Study design Culture swabs were collected from the oral and vaginal mucosae of 100 pregnant women and from the oral mucosa of their 100 full-term newborns. Fifty (50%) of the mothers gave birth vaginally and the other 50 (50%) by cesarean section.Results The prevalence of oral and vaginal Candida in pregnant mothers was 49% and 40%, respectively. Oral Candida colonization in newborns was 7%. Oral Candida was isolated from 5 of 50 (10%) in the vaginally born group and from 2 of 50 (4%) in the cesarean-born group (P = .44). In vaginally born group, oral Candida was isolated from 5 of 20 (25%) in those born to mothers with vaginal colonization of Candida, and 0 of 30 (0.0%) in mothers without vaginal colonization of Candida (P = .007).Conclusions The mother's vaginal Candida may constitute an important source of oral Candida in the newborns, particularly in those delivered vaginally.

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Authors
Al-Rusan, R. M., Darwazeh, A. M. G., & Lataifeh, I. M.
Affiliations
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
Corresponding author
Darwazeh, Azmi M.G.
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Venue
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-04
Volume
123
Issue
4
Pages
459-463
ISSN
2212-4403 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.oooo.2017.01.003
OpenAlex
W2579986826
Cited by
28
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2
FWCI
1.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Neonatal and Maternal Infections
Keywords
Candida colonization, oral candidiasis, vaginal candidiasis, vertical transmission, neonates, vaginal delivery, cesarean section, pregnancy
MeSH terms
Adult, Candida, Candidiasis, Oral, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Mouth Mucosa, Pregnancy, Vagina, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Delivery, Obstetric

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