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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2026

Evaluation of Candida Species Colonization and Fungal Susceptibility Profile in the Oropharyngeal Mucosa of Patients Receiving Head and Neck Radiotherapy.

Arezoo Aghakouchakzadeh, Soheila Manifar, Zohreh Moghadam, Ahmadreza Mirzaei, Niayesh Daneshvarpour, Shima Afrasiabi

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Arezoo AghakouchakzadehDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran, abzums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-8213
Soheila ManifarDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, tums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-3893
Zohreh MoghadamFaculty of Dentistry, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran, abzums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-2504
Ahmadreza MirzaeiDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, tums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-6752
Niayesh DaneshvarpourFaculty of Dentistry, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran, abzums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5282-1818
Shima AfrasiabiLaser Research Center of Dentistry, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, tums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-123X

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Abstract

Oral candidiasis is the most common opportunistic fungal infection in patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy (RT). The present study is aimed at provide the best treatment for patients undergoing RT by determining the characteristics of the Candida species in these patients and investigating the antifungal sensitivity patterns against eight available drugs according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 30 patients underwent head and neck RT. All patients were examined in three stages using oral and pharyngeal mucus swabs, and nystatin was prescribed for patients with symptoms of candidiasis infection. Subsequently, clinical fungal specimens were investigated by direct microscopy and culture and tested for sensitivity to antifungal drugs. MIC

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Antifungal AgentsCandidaCandidiasis, OralHead and Neck NeoplasmsOropharynxAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Resistance, FungalFemaleHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedNystatinAntifungal AgentsNystatinantifungalsCandida albicanshead and neck cancernystatinoral candidiasisradiotherapy

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PMCPMC13110389

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