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. 2011:2011:487921.
doi: 10.5402/2011/487921. Epub 2011 Oct 25.

Isolation and identification of Candida from the oral cavity

Smitha Byadarahally Raju  1 , Shashanka Rajappa
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Isolation and identification of Candida from the oral cavity

Smitha Byadarahally Raju et al. ISRN Dent. 2011.

Abstract

Various techniques are available for the isolation of Candida within the oral cavity. Such methods play an important role in the diagnosis and management of oral candidosis. The growing importance of Candida is in part related to the emergence of HIV infection and the more widespread use of immunosuppressive chemotherapy. Along with the Candida albicans there has been a greater recognition of the importance of the nonalbicans Candida species in oral candidosis. Identification of infecting strains of Candida is important because isolates of Candida species differ widely, both in their ability to cause infection and also in their susceptibility to antifungal agents. Thus this review provides an overview of the reliable methods of candidal isolation and identification of isolates from the oral cavity.

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