Yeast colonization of the oral cavity in an elderly population

Pires, Mariana; Ferreira, Stéphanie; Moreira, Anabela; Moreira, Teresa; Amorim, Manuela; Mota, Sandra

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The oral cavity is a polymicrobial ecosystem with different complexity. Among the different fungal species, Candida albicans is the most frequent specie and is present in the normal oral flora of approximately 40-60 % of healthy subjects. The change of the oral cavity flora may promote the development of oral candidiasis. To characterize the mycological oral flora of an elderly community center users´ and to study the influence of some factors in oral colonization.

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Pires, M., Ferreira, S., Moreira, A., Moreira, T., Amorim, M., & Mota, S. (2015). Yeast colonization of the oral cavity in an elderly population. In R. A. Silva, P. Baylina, F. q. Vieira, C. Barrias, M. Rubim, T. Coelho, C. Prudêncio, & Â. Jesus (Eds.), II Congresso Internacional da Saúde Gaia Porto: Livro de Resumos (pp. 50). Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto.