Table 1.
Frequency of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis species isolated from the oral cavity of drug abusers based on the type of drug
Type of drug |
Candida
species
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. albicans
|
C. dubliniensis
|
C. albicans
and
dubliniensis
|
Total
|
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Resin | 4 | 100 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4 | 100 |
Opium | 6 | 54.5 | 5 | 45.5 | --- | --- | 11 | 100 |
Heroin | 14 | 66.7 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 14.3 | 21 | 100 |
Crack cocaine | 2 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 10 | 100 |
Methamphetamine | 17 | 68 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 100 |
Simultaneous smoking | 12 | 63.2 | 6 | 31.6 | 1 | 5.3 | 19 | 100 |