Oropharyngeal candidiasis and resistance to antifungal drugs in patients receiving radiation for head and neck cancer

BACKGROUND: Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common infection in patient receiving radiotherapy for head and neckcancer. Accurate and rapid identification of candida species is very important in clinical laboratory, because theincidence of candidiasis continues to rise after radiotherapy. The genus Ca...

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Main Authors: Maryam Rad DMD, MSc, Seyyed Amin Ayatollahi Mousavi PhD, Shahla Kakoei DDS, MSc, Maryam Bahador MD, Nazila Lashkarizadeh DDS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/index.php/johoe/article/view/10/6