Oral candida: is dummy carriage the culprit?
Oral candida in subjects who sucked dummies was almost double that of controls. Although the carriage of Candida albicans on silicone dummies was significantly reduced compared with latex dummies, oral colonisation was unaffected, suggesting that dummy carriage is not the cause of the observed increase.
D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D012408:Rubber; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012408:Rubber