Open AccessEffect of probiotic bacteria on oral Candida in head- and neck-radiotherapy patients
Author(s) -
Radhika Doppalapudi,
Sudhakar Vundavalli,
MP Venkata Prabhat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_334_18
Subject(s) - candida tropicalis , probiotic , candida glabrata , candida albicans , medicine , saliva , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
The aim of the study is to assess the effect of probiotic bacteria on oral Candida counts in cancer patients who are undergoing head- and neck-radiotherapy in a tertiary care center.