Abstract:Candida species causes oral candidiasis in immunosuppressed individuals such as cancer patients. This study aimed to determine the rate of candida infections in cancer patients (n= 150) and to identify different species of candida using Polymerase Chain Reaction-restriction fragment polymerase length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), and to find the effect of candidiasis on the PH of the saliva in cancer patients (n=50) and controls (n=50) (Healthy individuals). The rate of candidiasis was different in patients with di… Show more
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