Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida species isolated from oral lesions in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy

• Main Authors: Firoozeh Kermani (Author), Mohaddese Sadeghian (Author), Tahereh Shokohi (Author), Seyedebrahim Hashemi (Author), Daryiush Moslemi (Author), Saeed Davodian (Author), Mahdi Abastabar (Author), Zainab Bandalizadeh (Author), Leila Faeli (Author), Zahra Seifi (Author), Mahmoud Fami Zaghrami (Author), Iman Haghani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: Radiation therapy in patients with head and neck malignancies predisposes them to oral Candida colonization and infection due to damage of oral mucosa and destruction of the salivary gland. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in pat...