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Oral candidiasis in HIV-uninfected pediatric population in areas with limited fungal diagnosis: A case study from a tertiary hospital, Tanzania.

Martha F MushiNeema LoiStephen E Mshana
Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2021)
Only a third of children with clinical OC were laboratory confirmed, and this was more likely in male children with a history of antibiotic use. Most of the isolates were highly susceptible to commonly used antifungal agents like fluconazole. Treatment of children at risk should be prioritized to reduce associated morbidity.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • candida albicans
  • hepatitis c virus
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • genetic diversity
  • smoking cessation