Prevalence of Candida Species in the Oral Cavity of Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Radiotherapy

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Radiation to the head and neck affects the oral mucous membrane and produces xerostomia. Xerostomia alters the oral mucosa and predisposes them to colonization by Candida species. The aim of this stud...

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Autores principales: Azizi, Arash, Rezaei, Masood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2009
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23230489
http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/joddd.2009.020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23230489
http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/joddd.2009.020

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