Effects of subtherapeutic concentrations of chlorhexidine gluconate on germ tube formation of oral Candida.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of brief exposure to subtherapeutic concentrations of chlorhexidine gluconate on germ tube formation of Candida albicans isolates obtained from smokers, diabetics, asthmatics using steroid inhalers and healthy individuals.

Materials And Methods: Forty isolates of C. albicans were used in this study.