Oral candidoses are frequently encountered in the practice of dentistry. Although most oral candidoses are symptomless, they can indicate the presence of an underlying systemic disease, and the persistence of oral candidosis following appropriate conventional management may be one of the first signs of undiagnosed immunosuppression. The opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans is the most common...

OBJECTIVES To determine if prior fluconazole exposure was an independent risk factor for fluconazole resistant candidosis in HIV positive patients. METHODS Twenty five HIV positive cases with fluconazole resistant oral candidosis were matched by CD4 lymphocyte count and time since first episode of candidosis to 25 HIV positive controls with susceptible candidosis. For each individual a histor...

Objective: To determine if prior fluconazole exposure was an independent risk factor for fluconazole resistant candidosis in HIV positive patients. Methods: Twenty five HIV positive cases with fluconazole resistant oral candidosis were matched by CD4 lymphocyte count and time since first episode of candidosis to 25 HIV positive controls with susceptible candidosis. For each individual a history...

OBJECTIVES To provide the clinical profile and assess the significance of various risk factors contributing to the occurrence of oral candidosis in newborns. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). SUBJECTS Twenty newborns with oral candidosis and an equal number of age and weight matched controls. INTERVENTIONS All cases of oral candidosis were treated w...

The current approach to the management of trichomoniasis and candidosis in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in England and Wales is described. Microscopy alone was used in the diagnosis of trichomoniasis in 44% of clinics and of candidosis in 35% of clinics. Oral metronidazole was used for the treatment of trichomoniasis in women in 92% of clinics. Vaginal pessaries containing nystati...

In a prospective study, 100 women with recurrent vaginal candidosis were treated with miconazole, using two 100 mg vaginal pessaries a day for one week, then one pessary twice a week for three months followed by one pessary a week for a further three months. Fifty four women elected to continue using one pessary a week for longer than six months. Symptomatic vaginal candidosis did not occur in ...

This paper reviews the current concepts of mycology and candidal infections as they relate to the oral cavity. Proposed classification for the presentation of oral candidosis is outlined as are examples of these topical infections, such as erythematous, pseudomembranous and hyperplastic candidosis, as well as angular chelitis and median rhomboid glossitis. The diagnosis and principles of manage...

background & aim: this investigation was designed to evaluate the frequency of oral candidosis in patients of kerman dental clinics. methods & materials: in this descriptive – analytical study, 318 patients were evaluated for oral candidosis. the diagnosis of candidosis was established by clinical signs in conjunction with exfoliative cytologic examination. the statistical tests were included c...