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Candida - oral - Management
When should I follow up a person with oral candidiasis who is taking immunosuppressant drugs?
- Follow up people after 7 days. If treatment has not been fully effective despite adequate adherence:
- For people receiving topical treatment, consider:
- Extending the course of treatment for a further week.
- Switching to nystatin suspension or oral fluconazole.
- For people receiving oral fluconazole, consider extending the course of treatment for a further week, and increasing the dose to 100 mg per day.
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