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Mycoses. 2003
Jun;46(5-6):187-91. |
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Oral candidosis in patients with
removable dentures.
Dar-Odeh NS, Shehabi AA.
Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Periodontics, University
of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. deoaah@ju.edu.jo
The prevalence of Candida species
with and without denture-related stomatitis were evaluated in 167 Jordanian
patients. The study revealed that 47 (28%) of the patients with denture-related
stomatitis were colonized with Candida species (clinical group). Candida
albicans was responsible for most cases of denture-related stomatitis (72%), and
it was the only species capable of secreting aspartic proteinases. The study
also indicated that candidal colonization was not influenced by predisposing
haematological deficiencies, as both the clinical and control patient groups
showed comparable haematological parameters and the differences were not
significant (P > 0.05). All Candida species isolates were 100% susceptible to
amphotericin B, while these isolates were less susceptible (25-75%) to
fluconazole.
PMID: 12801360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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