Oral Candida spp carriers: its prevalence in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Portadores de Candida spp na cavidade oral: a sua prevalência em pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2

• Main Authors: Ramon Felipe Fernandez Martinez (Author), Alejandra Jaimes-Aveldañez (Author), Francisco Hernández-Pérez (Author), Roberto Arenas (Author), Guadalupe Fabián-San Miguel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Prevalence of oral candidiasis in diabetic patients is 13.7-64%. Candida albicans was the most frequently isolated species (75-86.5%). OBJECTIVE: To obtain the prevalence of Candida carriers among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to identify the species of the yeast. Study design:...