Candida oral colonization and infection in Brazilian patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy: A pilot study

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-358

  Jham, Bruno Correia ^a   França, Esdras Campos ^a   Oliveira, Ricardo Reis ^a   Santos, Vagner Rodrigues ^a   Kowalski, Luiz Paulo ^b   da Silva Freire, Addah Regina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL IRRADIATION; THRUSH;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847131376     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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