Objectives:

to determine the correlation between CD4 count, viral load, and oral Candida colonization in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Methods:

a correlational cross-sectional study was conducted with 35 participants receiving antiretroviral treatment. Using flow cytometry, the CD4 count was determined; the viral load was determined by RT-PCRq and confirmation of oral colonization was made by isolating Candida spp.

Results:

CD4 count was significantly inversely correlated with viral load (Spearman's rho = -0.457, p=0.006; Kendall Tau-b= -0.306, p=0.012) and with oral Candida colonization (Spearman's rho = -0.442, p=0.008; Kendall Tau-b= -0.366, p=0,010), no statistical significance was found between viral load and colonization (p>0.05).

Conclusions:

in PLWHA receiving ART, low CD4 counts are associated with greater oral colonization by Candida; no association of said colonization with viral load was found.

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