Oral Candidiasis among Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai, South India: An Evaluation of Clinicomycological Association and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern

Lakshmy Jayachandran, Abirami; Katragadda, Radhika; Ravinder, Thyagarajan; Kakithakara Vajravelu, Leela; Manikesi, Suganthi; Kaliappan, Shanmugam; Jayachandran, Balaji

doi:10.1155/2016/8758461

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Oral Candidiasis among Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai, South India: An Evaluation of Clinicomycological Association and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology • Jan 1, 2016

Authors:

Abirami Lakshmy Jayachandran

Radhika Katragadda

Thyagarajan Ravinder

Abstract

Oropharyngeal candidiasis is one of the common manifestations seen in cancer patients on cytotoxic therapy and invasion into deeper tissues can occur if not treated promptly. Emergence of antifungal drug resistance is of serious concern owing to the associated morbidity and mortality. The present st...

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Itraconazole

Fluconazole

Amphotericin B

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