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The in vitro phagocytic function of neutrophil leukocytes in patients with severe Candida‐induced denture stomatitis
Author(s) -
BERGENDAL TOM A.,
HAST ROBERT,
SLOTTE MARGARETA
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1977.tb02122.x
Subject(s) - stomatitis , candida albicans , in vitro , immunology , phagocytosis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , corpus albicans , chemistry , biology , biochemistry
— Ten patients with severe Candida albicans induced denture stomatitis were tested for qualitative defects in their neutrophilic leukocyte phagocytic function. All patients showed normal phagocytic indices in vitro . Our results support the view that local factors are of utmost importance for the development of Candida‐induced denture stomatitis.