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Palliative cancer care - oral problems - Management
How should I manage treatment failure of oral candidiasis?
- Oral fluconazole is recommended for persistent candidiasis that does not respond to topical treatment.
- Fluconazole is the preferred oral antifungal drug, except when fluconazole-resistant infections are present.
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