Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

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  Clarkson, Jan E ^a   Worthington, H V ^b   Eden, O B ^b  

^a Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Antifungal agents pharmacokinetics; *therapeutic use ; Candidiasis, oral *prevention control ; Humans; Intestinal absorption; Neoplasms *drug therapy; *radiotherapy ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN; PLACEBO; ROXITHROMYCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYMOSTIMULIN;

CALCULATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDLINE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTHWASH; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; THRUSH;

EID: 37249023428     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003807.pub3     Document Type: Review

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