Salivary concentrations of amphotericin B following its use as an oral lozenge
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 8 (2) , 63-65
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01639148
Abstract
Amphotericin B concentrations were measured in the saliva of ten healthy volunteers who had sucked on lozenges with this drug. It appeared that high amphotericin B concentrations can be achieved in this way in the saliva. Even half an hour after swallowing the last remnant of a lozenge, the amphotericin B concentration was found to be high enough to suppress the growth of sensitiveCandida albicans strains. The possible usefulness of amphotericin B lozenges in the selective decontamination of the oropharynx of yeasts and other fungi is discussed and compared with the application of this drug in orabase.®. Die Amphotericin-B-Konzentrationen wurden im Speichel von zehn gesunden freiwilligen Versuchspersonen gemessen, die Tabletten mit dieser Substanz gelutscht hatten. Es stellte sich heraus, daß im Speichel hohe Amphotericin-B-Konzentrationen erzielt werden können. Sogar eine halbe Stunde, nachdem der letzte Rest einer Lutschtablette geschluckt worden war, wurden Amphotericin-B-Konzentrationen gefunden, die hoch genug waren, um das Wachstum empfindlicherCandida albicans Stämme zu hemmen. Die Anwendbarkeit von Amphotericin-B-Lutschtabletten zur selektiven Dekontamination des Oropharynx von Hefen und anderen Pilzen wird diskutiert und mit der Anwendung der Substanz in Orabase® verglichen.Keywords
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