Oral Candida and nasal Aspergillus flora in a group of Saudi healthy dentate subjects

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-277

  Darwazeh, A M G ^a   Al Dosari, A ^a   Al Bagieh, N H ^a  

^a NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus species; Candida albicans; Nasal flora; Oral candida; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NOSE CAVITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NASAL CAVITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0036690157     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00630.x     Document Type: Article

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