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The prevalence and growth pattern of Candida from oral cavity of controls & oral cancer patients receiving RT &/or CT.
| Groups | Total no. | Candida culture | Candida growth pattern | Candida species | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Carrier | Infective | C. albicans | C. stellatoidea | C. tropicalis | C. krusei | ||
| Controls | 50 | 10 (20%) | 40 (80%) | 10 (100) | - | 7 (70%) | 3 (30%) | - | - |
| Oral cancer patients | 50 | 35 (70%) | 15 (30%) | 10 (28.58%) | 25 (71.42%) | 5 (14.28%) | 10 (28.57%) | 15 (42.85%) | 5 (14.28%) |
