The role of iron deficiency in experimentally-induced oral candidosis in the rat.
In comparison with normal rats, those with iron deficiency anaemia showed no significant difference in susceptibility to experimental infection with Candida albicans although anaemic rats had a significantly greater incidence of persistent infection. These findings support the suggestion that patients with chronic candidosis should be investigated for iron deficiency.
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
D013752:Tetracycline