Yeastlike Fungi Found on the Skin and in the Intestines of Normal Subjects

Observations on the epidemiology of Candida albicans

“…Mackenzie (1961) isolated C. albicans from the throats of 34% of 79 hospital patients examined at random. Similar rates have been reported by Di Menna (1954) and Borowski, Kaminska, and Michalska (1963), although lower rates were recorded by Benham and Hopkins (1933). Allowing for differences in the actual site sampled, our results agree well with these findings.…”

Fungal flora of human toe webs - Pilzflora im Zehenzwischenraum junger nigerianischer Erwachsener

“…This report indicates that human toe webs that are considered apparently clean and healthy still harbour a variety of yeasts, and nondermatophytic and [1,12,13]. However, C. albicans was not recovered by Benham and Hopkins [14] and McGinnis et al [3] from normal toe webs. According to other authors even pathogenic yeasts can be isolated from healthy-looking toe webs [1,2].…”

The Vaginal Fungi

“…Ashford20- 21 The oral cavity also seems to be a normal habitat, and a great number of workers have noted the presence of C. albicans in normal mouths.26-28 Some reports stress a higher incidence in mouths containing carious teethz9* 30 and in a common condition known as p e r l e~h e .~~ Species of Candida other than albicans and species of Cryptococcus (Torula) have frequently been isolated from normal skin. Benham and Hopkins, 22 Croft and Black,a2 and MackinnorP have all failed to find C. albicans on normal skin. A single exception is M a r~i n , 3~ who reported an incidence of 1.5 per cent.…”