Comparison of efficacy of fluconazole mouthrinse and clotrimazole mouthpaint in the treatment of oral candidiasis

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Sholapurkar, A A ^a   Pai, K M ^a   Rao, S ^b  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical and mycological response; Clotrimazole mouthpaint; Fluconazole mouthrinse; Opportunistic infection; Oral candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; MOUTHWASH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OINTMENT; PATHOLOGY; STOMATITIS; THRUSH;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; OINTMENTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOMATITIS, DENTURE;

EID: 77949363130     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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