Mathieu Marty1, Emmanuelle Bourrat2, Frédéric Vaysse3, Mark Bonner4, Isabelle Bailleul-Forestier3. 1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Toulouse Dental School, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France. martymat@hotmail.fr. 2. St-Louis Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France. 3. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Toulouse Dental School, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France. 4. International Institute of Periodontology, Nice, France.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Oral candidiasis is one of the most common opportunistic fungal infections of the oral cavity in human. Among children, this condition represents one of the most frequent affecting the mucosa. Although most diagnoses are made based on clinical signs and features, a microbiological analysis is sometimes necessary. We performed a literature review on the diagnosis of oral candidiasis to identify the techniques most commonly employed in routine clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A Medline-PubMed search covering the last 10 years was performed. RESULTS: Microbiological techniques were used in cases requiring confirmation of the clinical diagnosis. In such cases, direct microscopy was the method most commonly used for diagnosing candidiasis. CONCLUSION: Direct microscopy appears as the method of choice for confirming clinical diagnosis and could become a routine chair-side technique.
INTRODUCTION:Oral candidiasis is one of the most common opportunistic fungal infections of the oral cavity in human. Among children, this condition represents one of the most frequent affecting the mucosa. Although most diagnoses are made based on clinical signs and features, a microbiological analysis is sometimes necessary. We performed a literature review on the diagnosis of oral candidiasis to identify the techniques most commonly employed in routine clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A Medline-PubMed search covering the last 10 years was performed. RESULTS: Microbiological techniques were used in cases requiring confirmation of the clinical diagnosis. In such cases, direct microscopy was the method most commonly used for diagnosing candidiasis. CONCLUSION: Direct microscopy appears as the method of choice for confirming clinical diagnosis and could become a routine chair-side technique.
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Children; Diagnosis; Direct microscopy; Oral candidiasis
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