Article
Oral and esophageal Candida albicans infection in hyposalivatory rats.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 1990
Meitner S W, Bowen W H, Haidaris C G
Abstract excerpt
The opportunistic fungus Candida albicans is a major cause of oral and esophageal infections in immuno-compromised patients, individuals on drug therapy, and the chronically ill. Because it has been observed that persons suffering from hyposalivation have an increased prevalence of oral candididiasis, we developed an animal model of infection based on hyposalivation. The objectives of our studies were to...
Topics
- Animals
- Candida albicans
- Candidiasis
- Candidiasis, Oral
- Disease Models, Animal
- Esophagus
- Female
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Virulence
