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 4

Species-wise distribution of the isolates.

S. numberSpeciesPercentage

1Candida albicans94 (58%)
2Candida tropicalis34 (20.9%)
3Candida glabrata14 (8.6%)
4Candida krusei10 (6.17%)
5Candida parapsilosis6 (3.7%)
6Candida kefyr4 (2.46%)

ā€‰Total162

Mixed infection was seen in 10 patients (isolation of two Candida species).