The role of metronidazole on the establishment and persistence of oral candidosis

• Main Authors: Veronica Quispe Yujra (Author), Alexandre Prado Scherma (Author), Juliana Campos Junqueira (Author), Antônio Olavo Cardoso Jorge (Author), Rosilene Fernandes Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to study the effects of metronidazole on the establishment of oral candidosis and Candida albicans colonization in the oral cavity of rats. Forty-eight male rats, negative for yeasts in the oral cavity, were used in the study. The rats were inoculated with a suspension of C...