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Candida - oral - Management
When should I admit or refer a child with oral candidiasis?
- Admit the child if there is widespread infection (such as oesophageal candidiasis, characterized by difficulty or pain on swallowing, or retrosternal pain), or the child is systemically unwell.
- Refer or seek specialist advice if the child:
- Has extensive or severe oral candidiasis.
- Does not respond adequately to at least 2 weeks of treatment with miconazole and/or nystatin.
- Has recurrent episodes of oral candidal infection, or there is suspicion the child is immunocompromised.
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