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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2016

Frequency of Candidiasis and Colonization of

Atousa Aminzadeh, Ali Sabeti Sanat, Saeed Nik Akhtar

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Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Atousa AminzadehOral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Ali Sabeti SanatOral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Saeed Nik AkhtarOral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Islamic Azad University, Isfahan · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCandidiasis, the infection caused by

objectivesOnly a few studies on the relation between oral contraceptives and oral candidiasis have been previously conducted. This study aims to evaluate the possible relation between oral contraceptive pills and oral candidiasis.

methodsThis analytic, case-control study included 40 non-pregnant women divided into two groups: 20 who used oral contraceptive pills and 20 who did not. The groups were matched according to age, oral health, and past and present medical history. Samples were collected from the tongue's dorsum using a cotton swab and inoculated on CHROMagar culture plates. The frequency of positive cultures and the number of

resultsThe frequency of positive cultures of

conclusionsThe results of the present study demonstrate that oral contraceptives containing estradiol can lead to

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Candida albicansFungi ColonizationOral Contraceptives

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PMID28184328
PMCPMC5291939
OpenAlexW2514333907

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