[The antilysozyme activity of yeasts in the genus Candida].

The fungi of the genus Candida isolated from patients with oral mucosa candidiasis and from candidiasis carriers have been studied for their antilysozyme activity. These fungi (Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, C.

[The significance of yeastlike fungi of the genus Candida in the clinical picture of candidiasis of the oral mucosa].

Results are reported of a study of the antilysozyme activity of 72 strains of yeastlike Candida fungi. A comparative analysis is made of the antilysozyme activity of yeastlike Candida fungi isolated in patients of all age groups. The authors emphasize the relation of these factors to variants of the clinical course of the oral cavity mucosa candidosis, Candida carrier state and capacity of Candida fungi to persistence.

[Validation of the choice of antibacterial agents for treating periodontitis].

Sensitivity of microflora sampled from the dental root channels of periodontitis patients to chlorhexidine, dioxidine, quinosol, Metrodgile was investigated. Chlorhexidine and dioxidine were shown to act predominantly on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, Metrodgile most active against anaerobic flora. High antibacterial activity of quinosol and chlorhexidine was combined with their pronounced cytotoxic effects.

[Sensitivity of fungi of the genus Candida to antifungal drugs].

Seventy two Candida strains isolated from patients with candidiosis of the oral mucosa were studied with respect to their sensitivity to nystatin, levorin, decamine, ethonium, sanguiritrin and clotrimazole. At concentrations of 0.5 to 5 micrograms/ml all the Candida species i.