Open AccessCandida and calcofluor white: Study in precancer and cancer
Author(s) -
Rashmi Santosh Kumar,
SM Ganvir,
Vinay K. Hazarey
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.44575
Subject(s) - histopathology , papanicolaou stain , candida albicans , gram staining , cancer , pathology , medicine , staining , stain , cytopathology , cytology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cervical cancer , antibiotics
The interest in oral candidosis has waxed and waned from the period of Hippocrates. The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has certainly bolstered these figures on oral candidosis, with diabetes and oral cancer being no exception. A need for rapid detection of Candida is made possible by the use of Calcofluor - White (CFW) stain when examined under a fluorescence microscope. The present study was aimed at assessing the efficacy of CFW is compared to Gram stain and periodic acid Schiff (PAS) in detection of Candida in oral precancer and cancer.