Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida species isolated from oral lesions in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy

Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida species isolated from oral lesions in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy

Background and Purpose: Radiation therapy in patients with head and neck malignancies predisposes them to oral Candida colonization and infection due to damage of oral mucosa and destruction of the salivary gland. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in pat...

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Main Authors: Firoozeh Kermani, Mohaddese Sadeghian, Tahereh Shokohi, Seyedebrahim Hashemi, Daryiush Moslemi, Saeed Davodian, Mahdi Abastabar, Zainab Bandalizadeh, Leila Faeli, Zahra Seifi, Mahmoud Fami Zaghrami, Iman Haghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2021-03-01
Series:Current Medical Mycology
Subjects:
antifungal susceptibility test
candida species
head and neck cancer
oropharyngeal candidiasis
radiotherapy
Online Access:http://cmm.mazums.ac.ir/article_129957_b77cf1b85600516c96607dbe9bff1548.pdf

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