HIV-status, clinically diagnosed oral candidiasis, severity and extent of NPD and clade affiliation of paired C. albicans isolates obtained from NPD lesions and the tongue of 7 patients.

Table 3: HIV-status, clinically diagnosed oral candidiasis, severity and extent of NPD and clade affiliation of paired C. albicans isolates obtained from NPD lesions and the tongue of 7 patients.

Patient	HIV status (CD4⁺ count)	Oral candidiasis	NPD extent	NPD severity	C. albicans clade affiliation
Male	HIV+ (293 cells/μl)	-	many	mild
Female	unknown	+	many	mild	Clade I
Female	unknown	+	many	mild	Clade SA
Male	unknown	-	many	severe	Clade I
Female	unknown	+	many	mild	Clade SA
Male	unknown	-	many	mild	Clade III
Female	HIV+ (73 cell/μl)	-	many	mild	Clade II