Non-secretor status; a predisposing factor for vaginal candidiasis.

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dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, Dayaprasad Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorVenkatesh, Den_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-04-04en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T07:09:58Z
dc.date.available2004-04-04en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T07:09:58Z
dc.date.issued2004-04-04en_US
dc.description.abstractA secretor is an individual who secretes blood group antigens into body fluids such as saliva, sweat, tears, semen and serum. An attempt has been made to establish the correlation between the secretor status and susceptibility to vaginal candidiasis. The secretor status was determined by haemagglutination inhibition technique. The presence of Candida albicans infection was detected by direct microscopy of the wet smear and confirmed by germ tube test and corn meal agar test. It was observed that out of the 64 patients, 15 were secretors and 49 were non-secretors. However 43 subjects were secretors and 13 non-secretors among the 56 controls. Thus prevalence of vaginal candidiasis was significantly higher in non-secretor group (P<0.01). The absence of blood group antigens in the body fluids and the lack of enzyme glycosyl transferase enhance the attachment of yeast to the epithelial cell and render the non-secretor more prone to infection.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Physiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKulkarni DG, Venkatesh D. Non-secretor status; a predisposing factor for vaginal candidiasis. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2004 Apr; 48(2): 225-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/107946
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpp.comen_US
dc.subject.meshABO Blood-Group System --geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCandidiasis, Vulvovaginal --geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshChi-Square Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGenetic Predisposition to Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshHemagglutination Inhibition Tests --methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshSaliva --immunologyen_US
dc.titleNon-secretor status; a predisposing factor for vaginal candidiasis.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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