Clinical Trial: Oral Candida in Infants and Dietary Type

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Evaluation the Effect of Dietary Type on Oral Candida Carriage in Infants

Brief Summary: This is an observational, non-randomised trial to evaluate the effect of dietary type on infants oral candida colonization the investigators evaluated 90 infants in 1-24 months (45 breastfeeding and 45 bottle feeding infants) who attended to Yazd clinic for regular pediatric appointment. Infants with unremarkable health histories, normal weight, free of sign or symptom of oral candidiasis or other mucosal disease. Their mothers were also healthy and without sign or symptom of vagina or mammary candidiasis. Pacifier usage, use of antibiotics in last months, sign or symptom of oral candidiasis in infants or vagina and mammary candidiasis in mothers were exclusion criteria.