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Table 4 Prevalence and the mean Candida count in the saliva of OLP patients and healthy subjects

From: Effect of fluocinolone acetonide (0.1%) treatment in oral lichen planus patients on salivary lactoferrin levels and Candida colonization: a prospective study

 

Prevalence of Candida

Candida count (log CFU/ml)

N (%)

P value

Mean ± SD

P value

Healthy subjects

11 (73.3)

0.225a

1.29 ± 1.14

0.734c

OLP patients

  

Before Tx with 0.1% FAO

8 (53.3)

1.00b

1.18 ± 1.22

0.553d

After Tx with 0.1% FAO

9 (60)

1.28 ± 1.00

  1. aFisher’s exact test
  2. bMcNemar test
  3. cMann-Whitney U test
  4. dWilcoxon Signed-Rank test
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