Effects of probiotic bacteria on Candida presence and IgA anti-Candida in the oral cavity of elderly

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 534-538

  Mendonça, Fabio Henrique Boarini Pacheco ^a   dos Santos, Silvana Soléo Ferreira ^a   de Faria, Ivan da Silva ^a   Gonçalves e Silva, Célia Regina ^a   Jorge, Antônio Olavo Cardoso ^b   Leão, Mariella Vieira Pereira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Elderly; Geriatrics; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872370984     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402012000500011     Document Type: Article

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