Oral Candidal carriage and associated risk indicators among adults in Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Saad F. Alrayyes (Author), Hammad M. Alruwaili (Author), Ibrahim A. Taher (Author), Khaled M. Elrahawy (Author), Abdulrahman H. Almaeen (Author), Awad O. Ashekhi (Author), Mohammad Khursheed Alam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Candida is a ubiquitous organism in nature which inhabits the oral cavity as part of the normal microbial flora. The oral carriage of Candida is perpetuated by several predisposing factors. Methods This cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the carriage rate of Candid...