Influence of Radiation Therapy on oralCandida Albicans Colonization: A Quantitative Assessment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1987
Description
An increase in quantity of oralCandida albicans was documented in patients receiving head and neck radiation therapy during and after therapy, as assessed by an oral-rinse culturing technique. The amount of the increase was greater in denture wearers and directly related to increasing radiation dose and increasing volume of parotid gland included in the radiation portal. A significant number of patients who did not carryC. albicans prior to radiation therapy developed positive cultures by 1 month after radiation therapy. The percentage of patients receiving head and neck radiation therapy who carriedC. albicans prior to radiation therapy did not differ significantly from matched dental patient controls.
Citation Information
Rossie, Karen M.; Taylor, James; Beck, F. Michael; Hodgson, Sheila E.; and Blozis, George G.. 1987. Influence of Radiation Therapy on oralCandida Albicans Colonization: A Quantitative Assessment. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology. Vol.64(6). 698-701. https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(87)90171-X PMID: 3320843 ISSN: 0030-4220