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Other Comments:
1. The title of the article does not fit the manuscript. This manuscript seems to lay a 'lot' of emphasis on the histopathological assessment/diagnosis of Candidiasis.
2. A review article is expected to "review" literature up to date on the subject. However of the 35 references quoted only ONE reference is later than the year 2005.
3. Suprisingly 7 references are from text books!
4. The clinical features of various types of Candidiasis are not mentioned.
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Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
Clinical experience of diagnosing and managing patients suffering from oral candidiasis
- How to cite: Ongole R .Oral Candidiasis - A Review[Review of the article 'Oral Candidiasis- A Review ' by Parihar S].WebmedCentral 2011;2(12):WMCRW001240
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Other Comments:
1. The speciation of the candida can be done using the germ tube growth as well as the colour of the colonies in paganolevin and chrome agar. Pagano Levin agar has been described in the the article but the fact that the species can be identified has to be emphasized.
2. Clinical, Histopathological, special stains, culture plate photographs will greatly improve the article.
3. Recent advances on the detection, variations in the radiation, immunosuppression will improve the article a lot.
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Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
I work in the capacity of Reader, in department of Oral Pathology, and have preformed cultures and studies involving candida species.
- How to cite: N S .Oral Candidiasis [Review of the article 'Oral Candidiasis- A Review ' by Parihar S].WebmedCentral 2011;2(12):WMCRW001237
The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the literature concerning oral candidiasis.
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This would be a great lecture to a dental association.
Candidiasis is a common fungal infection of the oral cavity. It may be a cause of discomfort in dental patients. The frequency of invasive fungal infections has increased over the last decade. The oral lesions occur in several clinical forms.
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