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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 21, Issue 3 209-213, Copyright © 1986 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of saliva and serum on the adherence of Candida species to chlorhexidine-treated denture acrylic

J. McCourtie, T. W. MacFarlane and L. P. Samaranayake

The effect of saliva and serum on the adherence of five strains of Candida albicans and one each of C. tropicalis and C. glabrata to chlorhexidine-pretreated acrylic was measured in vitro. A four-fold dilution of saliva or serum significantly inactivated the fungicidal effect of chlorhexidine gluconate. Pretreatment of the acrylic with unstimulated mixed saliva for 30 min led to a reduced adherence for all the Candida strains tested, whilst a similar pretreatment with serum slightly increased adhesion. Moreover treatment of saliva- or serum-coated acrylic with chlorhexidine gluconate 2% reduced adherence by between 19% and 86%. The inhibition of yeast adherence by chlorhexidine persisted for up to 19 days after the exposure of the acrylic strips to the disinfectant.


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