Table 1: Demographic data, HIV-status and isolation of C. albicans from 87 patients presenting with necrotising periodontal disease (NPD).
| HIV+ (CD4+) | HIV- (CD4+) | Unknown HIV-status | Total (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 24 (29-693 cells/μl) | 6 (612-929 cells/μl) | 20 | 50 (57.5) |
| Male | 10 (21-318 cells/μl) | 7 (475-1157 cells/μl) | 20 | 37 (42.5) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean | 29.6 | 21.7 | 28.8 | |
| Range | 18-44 yrs | 14-31 yrs | 19-51 yrs | |
| C. albicans isolated | ||||
| Only tongue | 15 | 2 | 22 | 39 (44.8) |
| Only NPDs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.1) |
| Tongue & NPDs | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 (8) |
| None isolated | 15 | 11 | 14 | 40 (46) |