[Table/Fig-5]:
The relationship between prevalence and growth pattern of Candida and treatment modality of oral cancer patients.
| Treatment group for Oral cancer patients | Total no. | Candida culture | Candida growth pattern | Candida species | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Carrier | Infective | C. albicans | C. stellatoidea | C. tropicalis | C. krusei | ||
| Radiotherapy | 14 | 7 (50%) | 7 (50%) | 2 (28.57%) | 5 (71.42%) | 2 (28.57%) | 2 (28.57%) | 3 (42.85%) | - |
| Chemotherapy | 20 | 15 (75%) | 5 (25%) | 3 (20%) | 12 (80%) | 3 (20%) | 3 (20%) | 6 (40%) | 3 (20%) |
| Combined RT & CT | 16 | 13 (81.25%) | 3 (18.75%) | 5 (38.46%) | 8 (61.53%) | - | 3 (23.07%) | 8 (61.53%) | 2 (15.38%) |
(Chi-square test: p=0.01, Not significant)