Research Article

Oral Candidiasis among Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai, South India: An Evaluation of Clinicomycological Association and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern

Table 2

Mycological and clinical association between the symptoms/signs.

S. numberSymptom/signsNo isolation of candidaIsolation of candidaTotal value

1Presence of dry mouth682694<0.001
Absence of dry mouth84286

2Presence of erythema4111520.187
Absence of erythema11117128

3Presence of white patch201191390.25
Absence of white patch74451

4Presence of ulcer61218ā€”
Absence of ulcer14616162