Clinical factors associated with fluconazole resistance in oral Candida from xerostomic head and neck cancer patients.

Fluconazole-resistant oral Candida was significantly more prevalent in xerostomic head and neck cancer patients than healthy controls, with resistance linked to higher fungal load in cancer patients but lower biofilm formation in controls.

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