Oropharyngeal candidosis relative frequency in radiotherapy patient for head and neck cancer

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-37

  Suryawanshi, Hema ^a   Ganvir, Sindhu M ^b   Hazarey, Vinay K ^b   Wanjare, Varsha S ^b  

^a Centre Hingna   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

C. albicans; colony forming units (CFUs) candida species; oral candidosis; radiotherapy; serotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857826937     PISSN: 0973029X     EISSN: 1998393X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.92970     Document Type: Article

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