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It is well established that Candida albicans is an inhabitant of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in a significant proportion of the normal population 20–65%1. In debilitated individuals, following various treatments such as broad spectrum antibiotics, irradiation or anti-cancer cytotoxic drugs, an increased colonization of the GI system is observed (56–75%)2.
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Sandovsky-Losica, H., Segal, E. (1991). Adhesion of Candida to Murine Gastrointestinal Mucosa of Animals Treated with Anti-Cancer Therapy and Inhibition by a Chitin Derivative. In: Tümbay, E., Seeliger, H.P.R., Anǧ, Ö. (eds) Candida and Candidamycosis. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5910-4_20
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