Evaluation of Candida Colonization and Specific Humoral Responses against Candida albicans in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Table 1

Yeast species isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis and controls.

Yeast species	Oral specimens		Skin specimens
	Patients; (%)	Controls; (%)	Patients; (%)	Controls; (%)
Candida albicans	23 (74.2%)	3 (23%)	0 (0%)	2 (100%)
Candida glabrata	0 (0%)	4 (30.9%)	0 (100%)	0 (0%)
Debaryomyces hansenii	2 (6.45%)	0 (0%)	2 (0%)	0 (0%)
Candida tropicalis	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Candida dubliniensis	2 (6.45%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Candida parapsilosis	2 (6.45%)	3 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Issatchenkia orientalis	2 (6.45%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Total	31 (100%)	13 (100%)	2 (100%)	2 (100%)