Oral candidiasis in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Martha Rebolledo Cobos (Author), Marisol Sanchez Molina (Author), Alfonso Bettín Martínez (Author), Helen Mosquera Cárdenas (Author), Andrés Lozano Gómez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Some types of cancer are often treated with chemotherapeutic drugs which indirectly affect the oral cavity, thus making the patient vulnerable to infections such as oral candidiasis. Oral infection by Candida albicans has been found to be fostered by oncological conditions, but other C...