TABLE 1.
C. albicans counts from the tongues of rats
| Day postinoculation | Mean Candida count
(104 CFU/ml) ± SD in rats
receivinga:
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| No treatment (control) | Placebo | Amphetamine | |
| 2 | 60.75 ± 2.04 | 60.39 ± 2.75 | 65.11 ± 3.16*† |
| 15 | 4.53 ± 1.04 | 4.72 ± 1.75 | 6.33 ± 0.08*† |
a
Establishment of C. albicans infection was evaluated by swabbing the inoculated oral cavity with a sterile cotton applicator, followed by plating on YEPD agar. ∗, differences between control and amphetamine-treated rats were considered significant at a P value of < 0.05; †, differences between placebo- and amphetamine-treated rats were considered significant at a P value of <0.05.