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Treatment strategies for oropharyngeal candidiasis

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2009
Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is a common oral disease that may cause oral symptoms, lead to regional infection (e.g., esophageal candidiasis) and increase the risk of systemic fungal infection in the compromised host.Critical review of the literature of prevention and therapy.The literature was reviewed using PubMed, and specific keywords from the ...
Joel M, Laudenbach, Joel B, Epstein
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Oropharyngeal candidiasis in elderly patients

Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Viellissement, 2011
Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection of the oral cavity caused by an overgrowth of candida species, the commonest being Candida albicans. The prevalence in the hospital or institution varies from 13 to 47% of elderly persons. The main clinical types are denture stomatitis, acute atrophic glossitis, thrush and angular cheilitis.
Marie, Laurent, Bruno, Gogly, Farzad, Tahmasebi, Elena, Paillaud   +3 more
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Beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol and oropharyngeal candidiasis

British Journal of Diseases of the Chest, 1976
In a survey of 400 consecutive patients with chronic asthma treated with beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol (up to 400 mug/day) the prevalence of oropharyngeal thrush was 4-5%. The prevalence of this complication was not significantly related to sex, age, duration of treatment with beclomethasone or concurrent treatment with prednisolone.
R F, Willey, L J, Milne, G K, Crompton, I W, Grant   +3 more
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COMPARISON OF FLUCONAZOLE AND KETOCONAZOLE FOR OROPHARYNGEAL CANDIDIASIS IN AIDS

The Lancet, 1989
In a randomised, double-blind study the efficacy and toxicity of oral fluconazole 50 mg daily and ketoconazole 200 mg daily were compared for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related complex (ARC).
De Wit, Stéphane, Goossens, Herman, Weerts, Danièle, Clumeck, Nathan   +3 more
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Overview of Studies of Fluconazole in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1990
Studies with fluconazole in oropharyngeal candidiasis have focused primarily on three groups of infections: chronic atrophic candidiasis, oropharyngeal infections associated with either neutropenia or AIDS, and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. In two studies of chronic atrophic candidiasis associated with dentures, 82 patients received 7 or 14 days ...
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Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in Palliative Care Patients in Denmark

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2015
Abstract Background: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is a significant cause of morbidity, especially among patients with advanced cancer. The incidence and significance of yeast carriage and OPC in the palliative care setting in Denmark is unknown.
Karen, Astvad, Helle Krogh, Johansen, Niels, Høiby, Phillip, Steptoe, Torben, Ishøy   +4 more
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Candida dubliniensis in radiation-induced oropharyngeal candidiasis

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 2001
Candida dubliniensis is a recently described species that has been shown to cause oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with HIV. We present a detailed evaluation of a patient undergoing head and neck radiation for oral cancer who developed oropharyngeal candidiasis from a mixed infection of C dubliniensis and Candida albicans.
S W, Redding, C W, Bailey, J L, Lopez-Ribot, W R, Kirkpatrick, A W, Fothergill, M G, Rinaldi, T F, Patterson   +6 more
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[Oropharyngeal candidiasis and radiotherapy].

Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique, 2012
The oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common condition in cancer patients treated by irradiation, during and after their treatment. For example, almost 70% of patients treated with chemoradiation for head and neck cancer are colonized, and 40% of symptomatic patients have an oropharyngeal candidiasis.
B, Pinel, T, Cassou-Mounat, R-J, Bensadoun   +2 more
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AIDS and oropharyngeal candidiasis.

Israel journal of dental sciences, 1991
Oropharyngeal candidiasis occurred in a previously healthy young Israeli homosexual male. Additional symptoms included persistent diarrhea, weight loss, fever, generalized lymphadenopathy and peripheral neuropathy. Immunologic studies revealed lymphopenia with reversed T-helper/T-suppressor cells ratio and antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus ...
Z, Ackerman, R, Zeltser, S, Maayan
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Candidiasis (oropharyngeal).

Clinical evidence, 2004
Candida is a fungus present in the mouths of up to 60% of healthy people, but overt infection is associated with immunosuppression, diabetes, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and corticosteroid use. In most people, untreated candidiasis persists for months or years unless associated risk factors are treated or eliminated.
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