Oral colonization by yeasts in HIV-positive patients in Brazil
INTRODUCTION: In HIV-infected patients, colonization of the oral cavity by potential pathogenic yeast may lead to development of systemic fungemia. We evaluated the prevalence of yeast in the oral cavity of Brazilian HIV-positive patients and verified whether or not the species characterized were en...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2012-02-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000100004&lng=en&tlng=en |