Oral Candida flora from Brazilian human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era

Oral Candida flora from Brazilian human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era

One of the main opportunistic fungal infections amongst immunocompromised individuals is oral candidosis, which has been found in up to 90% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. This study employed yeasts isolated from the saliva and oral cavities of 114 HIV-infected patients livi...

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Main Authors: NR Melo, H Taguchi, J Jorge, RJ Pedro, OP Almeida, K Fukushima, K Nishimura, M Miyaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Candida
human immunodeficiency virus
antifungal drug
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000400014

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