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Table 3 Distribution of Candida species isolated from people living with HIV across different studies and countries

From: Distribution of Candida species isolated from people living with human immunodeficiency virus with oropharyngeal and oral candidiasis in Africa in the era of universal test and treat policy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Country

Number of isolates (N)

Candida species n (%)

C. albicans

NAC species

C. glabrata

C.tropicalis

C.krusei

C.dubliniensis

C.parapsilosis

C.guilliermondii

C.famata

C. kefyr

C.norvegensis

C. sake

C. lusitaniae

Agwu et al. 2012 [34]

Uganda

315

274 (87)

5 (1.6)

5 (1.6)

  

2 (0.6)

   

4 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

 

Nweze & Ogbonnaya, 2011 [28]

Nigeria

120

54 (45)

 

22 (18.3)

2 (1.7)

9 (7.5)

18 (15)

11 (9.2)

 

2 (1.7)

  

2 (1.7)

Osaigbovo et al. 2017 [11]

Nigeria

75

61 (81.3)

4 (5.3)

2 (2.7)

2 (2.7)

 

5 (6.7)

 

1 (1.3)

    

Enwuru et al. 2008 [27]

Nigeria

68

30 (44.1)

4(5.9)

13 (19.1)

5 (7.4)

1 (1.5)

3 (4.4)

1 (1.5)

3 (4.4)

2 (2.9)

   

Kwamin et al. 2013[35]

Ghana

201

139 (69.2)

2 (1)

15 (7.5)

13 (6.5)

3 (1.5)

6 (3)

2 (1)

2 (1)

1 (0.5)

2 (1)

5 (2.5)

2 (1)

Ambe et al. 2020 [16]

Cameroon

171

103 (60.2)

29 (16.9)

11 (6.4)

21 (12.3)

 

4 (2.3)

      

Miguel et al. 2013a [31]

Cameroon

126

92 (73)

24 (19)

4 (3.2)

3 (2.4)

1 (0.8)

       

Taverne-Ghadwal et al. 2022 [14]

Chad

129

95 (73.6)

3 (2.3)

8 (6.2)

9 (6.9)

 

4 (3.1)

1 (0.8)

 

1 (0.8)

   

Owotade and Patel, 2014). [33]

South Africa

15

12 (80)

 

1 (1.7)

    

2 (13.3)

    

Konaté et al. 2017 [12]

Ivory coast

227

216 (95.2)

3 (1.3)

5 (2.2)

  

1 (0.4)

      

Miguel et al. 2013b [31]

South Africa

128

106 (82.8)

12 (9.4)

  

10 (7.8)

       

Ekwealor et al. 2023 [30]

Nigeria

98

61 (62.2)

18 (18.4),

12 (12.2)

7 (7.2)

        

Musinguzi et al. 2024 [15]

Uganda

35

20 (57.1)

4 (11.4)

4 (11.4)

2 (5.7)

2 (5.7)

2 (5.7)

     

1 (2.9)

Yongabi et al. 2009 [32]

Cameroon

387

387 (100)

           

Total

2095

1650

108

102

64

26

45

15

8

6

6

6

5

Study

Coun try

Number of isolates (N)

Candida species n (%)

Unidentified

 

NAC species

 

C. pseudotropicalis

C. globosa

C. dattila

C. inconspicua

C. hellenica

C. holmii

C. pulcherrima

C. valida

C. fabianii

C. cacaoi

 

Agwu et al. 2012 [34]

Uganda

315

          

24 (7.6)

 

Nweze & Ogbonnaya, 2011 [28]

Nigeria

120

            

Osaigbovo et al. 2017 [11]

Nigeria

75

            

Enwuru et al. 2008 [27]

Nigeria

68

3 (4.4)

         

3 (4.4)

 

Kwamin et al. 2013[35]

Ghana

201

 

3 (1.5)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

    

Ambe et al. 2020 [16]

Cameroon

171

3 (1.8)

           

Miguel et al. 2013a [31]

Cameroon

126

          

2 (1.6)

 

Taverne-Ghadwal et al. 2022 [14]

Chad

129

        

1 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

6 (4.7)

 

Owotade and Patel, 2014). [33]

South Africa

15

            

Konaté et al. 2017 [12]

Ivory coast

227

   

2 (0.9)

        

Miguel et al. 2013b [31]

South Africa

128

            

Ekwealor et al. 2023 [30]

Nigeria

98

            

Musinguzi et al. 2024 [15]

Uganda

35

            

Yongabi et al. 2009 [32]

Cameroon

387

            

Total

2095

6

3

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

35

 
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