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Thrush
Alternate Names : Candidiasis - Oral, Oral Thrush
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Thrush Treatment
For thrush in infants, there is no specific treatment because it generally resolves on its own within two weeks.
There are two goals when treating oral thrush in adults. The first is to improve your immune system's ability to function. For example, in diabetics, good control of the diabetes may be enough to clear the infection without other treatment.
The second is to directly treat the infection. For this purpose, a topical antifungal agent would be prescribed like nystatin, clotrimazole, or miconazole. These may be used as mouth washes or troches (lozenges that you suck on) and are usually continued for 5 to 10 days. If these don't work, a single dose of an oral medication may be prescribed.
If the infection has spread throughout your body or you have HIV/AIDS, stronger medications may be used like ketoconazole or fluconazole.
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• Definition
• Thrush Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Thrush Symptoms & Signs
• Thrush Prevention
• Thrush Diagnosis & Tests
• Thrush Treatment
• Thrush Prognosis
• Thrush Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Review Date : 11/18/2003
Reviewed By : D. Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H, Infectious Diseases Division and Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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