[Effect of antigen dose on the course of experimental mycogenic sensitization]

Guinea pigs were sensitized with different doses of homogenous Candida albicans cells introduced by 3 subcutaneous injections at intervals of 2--3 days. The allergic rearrangement in the animal body thus induced was found to depend on the dose of the preparation injected into the animals: the lowest dose of the antigen (0.1 mg) induced immediate allergic reaction, and doses 5--10 times higher induced double rearrangement i.e. immediate and delayed reactions.