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

• Main Authors: Patrícia Monteiro Ribeiro (Author), Fernando Bacal (Author), Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito (Author), Juliana Campos Junqueira (Author), Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Candida spp. can lead to infections or even fungal sepsis particularly among immunocompromized individuals. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to analyze the presence of Candida spp. among patients subjected to orthotopic heart transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Oral rinses from 50 pati...