Open AccessAssessment of effectiveness of fluconazole and clotrimazole in treating oral candidiasis patients: A comparative study
Author(s) -
R C Jagat Reddy,
S Jeelani,
P. Duraiselvi,
M Kandasamy,
Gopinatha Suresh Kumar,
R Azhal Vel Pandian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_34_17
Subject(s) - clotrimazole , fluconazole , medicine , antifungal , surgery , dermatology , dentistry
One of the most common fungal infections infecting humans is Candidiasis. Belonging to the group of opportunistic infections, it often affects individuals with various debilitating diseases. Fluconazole and clotrimazole are two of the commonly used anti-fungal agents for the treatment of oral candidiasis. Hence, we planned this study to evaluate the effectiveness of fluconazole and clotrimazole in the treatment of patients suffering from candidiasis.