Mycological findings in denture stomatitis and their evaluation

Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg {A}, 1982 Oct, 253(1), 131 - 8 {}; Staib F et al. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg {A}, 1982 Oct, 253(1), 131 - 8;

Twenty-eight out of 30 patients suffering from denture-wearer's stomatitis, yielded yeast-like fungi from the areas of inflammation . The fungi included Candida albicans (20), Torulopsis glabrata (7), C . tropicalis (3), C . pseudotropicalis (1), and C . krusei (1) . In 15 cases, a heavy fungal growth was found . Of the 20 C . albicans strains, 18 exhibited an extra-cellular proteolytic activity on Serum-Albumin agar with the initial pH value of 5.0 . In the sera from 20 patients, precipitating antibodies against C . albicans antigens were detected with the help of the immunodiffusion test . The haemagglutination test revealed titers greater than or equal to 1:160 in 18 cases . The questionable pathogenic significance of the yeast-like fungi in the denture wearer's stomatitis is discussed.