Table 2.
Frequency of Candida species isolated from the oral cavity of drug smokers regarding the type of drug
| Type of drug | Candida species | Total, n (%) | Mean of colony | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candida albicans, n (%) | Candida dubliniensis, n (%) | Candida glabrata, n (%) | Candida kefyr, n (%) | Candida tropicalis, n (%) | Candida parpsilosis, n (%) | |||
| Resin | 4 (66.7) | - | - | 2 (33.3) | - | - | 6 (100) | 3367 |
| Opium | 4 (33.3) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (25) | 1 (8.3) | - | - | 12 (100) | 1271 |
| Heroin | 8 (42.1) | 6 (31.6) | 3 (15.8) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (5.3) | - | 19 (100) | 400 |
| Crack cocaine | 3 (30) | 5 (50) | 2 (20) | - | - | - | 10 (100) | 10824 |
| Methamphetamine | 6 (37.5) | 3 (18.7) | 4 (25) | 2 (12.5) | - | 1 (6.25) | 16 (100) | 2095 |
| Opium and methamphetamine | 2 (40) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | - | - | - | 5 (100) | 395 |
| Heroin and methamphetamine | 9 (53) | 2 (11.8) | 5 (29.4) | - | 1 (5.9) | - | 17 (100) | 4274 |
| Crack cocaine and methamphetamine | 4 (50) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25) | - | -- | 8 (100) | 1352 |