Colonization of Candida: Prevalence among tongue-pierced and non-pierced immunocompetent adults

Oral Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-175

  Zadik, Y ^a,b   Burnstein, S ^c   Derazne, E ^d   Sandler, V ^a,b   Ianculovici, C ^a   Halperin, T ^c  

^a Zrifin Central Dental Clinic   (Israel)

^b Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine   (Israel)

^c Central Medical Laboratories   (Israel)

^d Medical Corps   (Israel)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Candidosis; Compliance; Fungal infection; Oral hygiene; Oral piercing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; ORAL BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TONGUE PIERCING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY PIERCING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL HYGIENE; SMOKING; TONGUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249087231     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01618.x     Document Type: Article

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