TABLE 3.
Frequencies of yeast species isolated from oral rinse samples of irradiated individuals before and after antifungal and/or hygienic therapy
| Species | Frequency (%)
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| Before therapya
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After therapy
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| Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B | |
| Candida albicans | 75.0 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 40.0 |
| Candida glabrata | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 20.0 |
| Candida lipolytica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Candida tropicalis | 25.0 | 40.0 | 16.7 | 20.0 |
| Total Cryptococcoideae | 100.0 | 100.0b | 100.0b | 80.0b |
a
Group A, n = 12; Group B, n = 5. Data from subjects who participated both before and after antifungal and/or hygienic therapy were considered.
b
Some samples contained more than a single species, so the total is not equal to the sum of the frequencies for individual species.