The assessment of therapeutic response of oropharyngeal and oesophageal candidiasis in AIDS using a new scoring system: studies with D0870. [PDF]
We developed and compared five scoring systems designed to quantitate therapeutic response in cases of oropharyngeal candidiasis. We utilized prospectively collected data on 114 patients treated with several doses of the azole D0870.
Williams, Keith +7 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Elevated numbers of candida in the oral cavity often lead to oral candidiasis development in patients undergoing radiotherapy for oral or oropharyngeal cancer.
Sakiko Soutome +8 more
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Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Prevent Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in Patients Using Inhaled Corticosteroids: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely used to manage chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, prolonged use of ICS is associated with the development
Arzayus-Patiño L, Benavides-Córdoba V.
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Beclomethasone Dipropionate and Oropharyngeal Candidiasis [PDF]
A survey of 936 patients attending a respiratory diseases unit outpatient department was performed to assess the incidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients inhaling beclomethasone dipropionate in daily doses of 400 μg or less. Throat swabs from 209 (41%) patients treated with beclomethasone were positive on culture for yeasts compared with ...
L J, Milne, G K, Crompton
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Summary: Background: Biologics directed against the T-helper (Th)-17 pathway have been approved for several inflammatory diseases. Interleukin (IL)-17 is involved in anti-Candida host defense, and clinical trials suggested increased candidiasis ...
Linda Davidson +12 more
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Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Fungal Invasion and Epithelial Cell Responses [PDF]
Marc Swidergall, Scott G. Filler
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Human immunodeficiency virus and Candida albicans co-infection in Iran: a systematic review
Candidiasis is one of serious problems in immunosuppressed patients, including HIV patients. Candida albicans is a fungi causing different humans diseases.
Saber Soltani +9 more
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Mouse model of oropharyngeal candidiasis [PDF]
Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a frequent cause of morbidity in patients with defects in cell-mediated immunity or saliva production. Animal models of this infection are important for studying disease pathogenesis and evaluating vaccines and antifungal therapies. Here we describe a simple mouse model of oropharyngeal candidiasis.
Norma V, Solis, Scott G, Filler
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A comparative study on the production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes of C. albicans and non-albicans Candida species isolated from HIV+/AIDS patients and healthy individuals [PDF]
Background and Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the most prevalent opportunistic fungal infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as other immunodeficiency disorders, which is caused by various Candida species,mostly ...
Mahnaz Fatahinia +2 more
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