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Candida infection in oral leukoplakia: an unperceived public health problem.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2016
Dilhari Ayomi, Weerasekera Manjula M, Siriwardhana Anusha, Maheshika Oshanthi, Gunasekara Chinthika, Karunathilaka Sunil, Nagahawatte Ajith, Fernando Neluka
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OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to determine the proportion, known risk factors and etiology for Candida infection in leukoplakia lesions among patients with oral leukoplakia attending the Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty clinically suspected oral leukoplakia patients were included. Two oral swabs each, from leukoplakia patients: one swab from the...
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