Presence of Candida spp. in the oral cavity of heart transplantation patients

Journal of Applied Oral Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-10

  Ribeiro, Patrícia Monteiro ^a   Bacal, Fernando ^b   Koga Ito, Cristiane Yumi ^a   Junqueira, Juliana Campos ^a   Jorge, Antonio Olavo Cardoso ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Fungal infections; Heart transplantation; Oral

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953017606     PISSN: 16787757     EISSN: 16787765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-77572011000100003     Document Type: Article

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