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The Provox™ voice prosthesis and Candida albicans growth: a preliminary report of clinical, mycological and scanning electron microscopic assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

B. Natarajan ,
M. D. Richardson ,
B. W. H. Irvine  and
M. Thomas
B. Natarajan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
M. D. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Mycology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
B. W. H. Irvine
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
M. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
*
Mr Balaji Natarajan, 55 Clarence Gardens, Hyndland, Glasgow G11 7JW.
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Abstract

Provox™ voice prostheses are low-resistance speech valves available since 1990 for post-laryngectomy voice rehabilitation. Candida spp. mycelial growth has always been a major problem in all prosthetic valves causing leakage and limiting valve life. We found that the Provox™ new valves were not exempt from the old problem. We performed a preliminary clinical, mycological and scanning electron microscopic assessment of Candida spp. growth on these valves. In contrast to studies done with other valves we found that the Candida mycelium on these new valves was a surface colony rather than growing into the valve substance, thus it might be feasible to control the mycelial growth by either mechanical cleansing or by using topical anti-fungal agents.

Keywords

Larynx, artificialCandidaMicroscopy, electron, scanning
Type
Preliminary Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 8 , August 1994 , pp. 666 - 668
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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