Oral Candidiasis in Non‐Severe COVID‐19 Patients: Call for Antibiotic Stewardship
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Oral surgery |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ors.12561 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ors.12561 |
| Keywords | Oral Candidiasis; COVID-19; Antibiotic Stewardship |
| Description | Bacterial/fungal coinfection is a suggested etiological theory for the COVID-19 related oral manifestations that may trigger overprescribing of broad-spectrum antibiotics for COVID-19 patients, especially for the ones who experience a longer course of the infection. Rigorous reporting of the clinical scenarios of fungal complications such as oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) which could cause life-threatening candidemia may help in understanding the ongoing pandemic and the potential role of dentists in frontline teams.Therefore, we aim to describe a non-severe COVID-19 case with oral candidiasis according to the CARE guidelines. |