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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Soysa, NS
• Samaranayake, LP
• Ellepola, ANB

Titel

Antimicrobials as a contributory factor in oral candidosis - a brief overview

Ist Teil von

• Oral diseases, 2008-03, Vol.14 (2), p.138-143

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The advent of the human immunodeficiency virus infection and the increasing prevalence of compromised individuals in the community due to modern therapeutic advances have resulted in a resurgence of opportunistic infections, including oral candidosis, which is by far the most common oral fungal infection in man. Broad‐spectrum antibiotics used in the treatment of a wide range of disease conditions have also been attributed as a predisposing factor of oral candidosis. In this mini review we discuss the research findings on the relationship between antibiotics and oral candidosis and possible mechanisms of pathogenicity following such therapy.