Basis of Immunity to Oral Thrush, Common in AIDS, Identified by UB Researchers
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 17:35
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oral thrush, a hallmark symptom in AIDS patients, is caused by a type of yeast that grows unchecked in people with weakened immune systems, and appears in colonies of white patches in the mouth.