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The oral carriage of yeasts and coliforms in patients on cytotoxic therapy
Author(s) -
Samaranayake L. P.,
Calman K. C.,
Ferguson M. M.,
Kaye S. B.,
MacFarlane T. W.,
Main B.,
Welsh J.,
Willox J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1984.tb01438.x
Subject(s) - carriage , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , cytotoxic t cell , medicine , oral cavity , oral microbiology , population , biology , bacteria , in vitro , pathology , dentistry , biochemistry , genetics , environmental health
The oral carriage of yeasts and coliforms in a healthy adult population and a group of patients with malignancies, undergoing cytotoxic therapy was investigated. A quantitative increase in the intra‐oral carriage of Candida species and coliforms was observed during cytotoxic therapy. The most frequent yeast and the coliform isolated were Candida albicans and Escherichia coli , respectively. Thus, the oral cavity may constitute a reservoir of potentially pathogenic flora in patients on cytotoxic therapy.