口腔の健康と歯の管理

概要

Oral colonisation with Candida of newborn children: risk factors associated with pregnancy and delivery

Maya Rashkova, Nina Toneva, Marieta Belcheva, Milena Peneva

Aims. The overall aim of the present study was to examine the risk factors that influence oral colonisation with Candida during pregnancy, delivery, and following birth of the child. Within this overall aim there were two specific aims which were: to study early oral colonisation with Candida in children immediately after birth and to study oral colonisation with Candida during pregnancy. Methods. The study investigated 79 newly borne infants for two maternity homes in Sofia and Rousse, Bulgaria. Parameters of child and maternal health were recorded using a standardise form. Swabs were taken from the children