| diarrhoea associated with candida spp.: incidence and seasonal variation. | to study the incidence and seasonal variation of diarrhoea associated with candida, 978 diarrhoeal stool specimens from patients of all age groups were examined by microscopy and culture. candida spp. was the sole pathogen (unassociated with other diarrhoeagenic bacteria, protozoa, or helminths) in 15.3% of the total cases. candida albicans (94.9%) was the predominant species isolated. the incidence was highest among the infants aged 0-12 months (37.1%), followed by a decline in the rest of the ... | 1996 | 8870405 |