Title: The clinical effect of fluconazole in treatment of 40 cases elderly oral candidiasis
Abstract:Objective To explore the the clinical effect of Fluconazole in treatment of elderly oral candidiasis. Methods Selected 80 elderly patients with oral candidiasis from Oct. 2011 to Apr.2012 in our hospi...Objective To explore the the clinical effect of Fluconazole in treatment of elderly oral candidiasis. Methods Selected 80 elderly patients with oral candidiasis from Oct. 2011 to Apr.2012 in our hospital were divided into observation group and control group (each 40 cases ) according to patients` determination. The observation group was given Fluconazole,and the control group was given Nystatin, the clinical effect of both groups were observed and compared. Results The total effect rate in observation group(95.0%) was higher than that in control group(87.5%),with non-significant difference(P 0.05);The total patients were reexamined 6 months after discontinuation when the skin lesions and other symptoms disappeared, The recurrence rate in observation group (27.5%)was obviously lower than that in control group (47.5%),with significant difference(P 0.05). Conclusion Fluconazole and Nystatin both can treat elderly oral candidiasis, but Fluconazole is the preferred drug for long-term effect in elderly patients.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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