Abstract
The study investigated the prevalence of Candida species among HIV positive patients in two tertiary hospitals in Rivers State. A total of 300 samples of sputum, throat swab and high vaginal swab samples were obtained from HIV positive patients attending Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) and the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). The Candida species identified from the samples include; C. albicans, C. stellatoidea and C. tropicalis. The mean distribution of C. albicans, C. stellatoidea and C. tropicalis among the study subjects were 179.00 ± 11.36, 7.00 ± 1.00 and 72.33 ± 27.10 respectively. Sputum samples obtained from HIV positive patients had the highest prevalence of Candida species (56.3 %), followed by throat swab sample (30.7 %) and high vaginal swab samples (13.0 %). Prevalence of candidiasis among HIV patients was revealed to be higher among subjects between the ages of 26 - 33 years followed by 18 - 25 years, 34 - 41 years, 42 - 49 years, 50 - 57 years and 58 - 65 years. The compromised immune systems of HIV positive patients permits the multiplication of Candida species leading to infections.
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