A study of oral candidiasis and factors associated with it at tertiary health centre
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral cavity. It is common and underdiagnosed among the elderly, particularly in those who wear dentures and in many cases is avoidable with a good mouth care regimen. Aims and Objectives: To Study Oral candidiasis and Factors associated with it at tertiary health centre. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study carried out in the department of Medicine during the one year i.e. January 2017 to January 2018, during the one-year period of the patients who showed the clinical features of oral candidiasis were investigated thoroughly like culture, CBC, USG and other microbiological investigation necessary as per the patients. All the diagnosed patients were included into the study so during the one-year period there were 63 patients included into the study. All necessary details of the patients like age, sex, associated factors were noted, entered in the excel sheets and analyses by Excel software for windows 10. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 60-70 were 26.98%, followed by 50-60 were 20.63%, 40-50 were 19.05%, 70-80 were 14.29%, >80 were 11.11%, 30-40 were 7.94%. The majority of the patients were male i.e. 55.56% followed by female were 44.44%. The majority of the patients were associated with the factors like On Steroid therapy i.e. 55.56%, followed by Old age (>60) in 52.38%, Use of denture in 39.68%, H/o long term antibiotics in 30.16%, H/o Diabetes Mellitus in 23.81%, H/o immune-compromised disease in 17.46%, H/o long term admitted to ICU in 14.29%, H/o Smoking in 11.11%, K/c/o \Cancer in 4.76%. Conclusion: From our study it can be concluded that the, majority of the patients were old aged and associated factor were like patient of Steroid therapy followed by Old age, Use of denture, H/o long term antibiotics, H/o Diabetes, bed ridden patient, H/o immune-compromised disease Smoking, Cancer
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Rachana Abhijit Laul
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