Comparison of the antifungal effect of voriconazole and fluconazole on oral candidiasis before and during radiotherapy

Comparison of the antifungal effect of voriconazole and fluconazole on oral candidiasis before and during radiotherapy

Background: Head-and-neck radiotherapy can change oral Candida species and cause candidiasis resistance to common antifungals by making the changes to the oral cavity environment. Voriconazole is a synthetic azole with extensive antifungal activity. The current study aimed at comparing the antifunga...

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Main Authors: Zahra Golestannejad, Faezeh Khozeimeh, Parvin Dehghan, Nadia Najafizade, Elham Faghihian, Mahnaz Kheirkhah, Leila Sadeghalbanaei, Mina Jamshidi, Ahmad Amiri Chermahini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
Subjects:
antifungal agents
candidiasis oral
fluconazole
head-and-neck neoplasms
radiotherapy
voriconazole
Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=99;epage=99;aulast=Golestannejad

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