The role of iron deficiency in experimentally-induced oral candidosis in the rat - PubMed (original) (raw)
Comparative Study
The role of iron deficiency in experimentally-induced oral candidosis in the rat
J S Rennie et al. J Med Microbiol. 1983 Aug.
Abstract
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.