Oral Candidiasis: What to Do When Systemic Fluconazole Has Not Worked

Systemic fluconazole is the established first-line treatment for oral candidiasis. When the oral Candida infection does not decrease adequately on fluconazole, a structured escalation to second-line therapy is the appropriate next step.

Previous treatment & escalation trigger

Systemic fluconazole was the prior line of treatment. The escalation criterion is failure to achieve a measurable decrease in the Candida fungal infection of the oral cavity on fluconazole therapy.

Second-line approach (partial summary)

For fluconazole-resistant or fluconazole-unresponsive oral candidiasis, the protocol moves to alternative systemic antifungal agents from the triazole class — with itraconazole representing a well-evidenced option in this setting.

Full dosing guidance, the complete list of options, and the treatment algorithm are available in the structured protocol below.

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References

But when fluconazole failed, itraconazole was prescribed to these patients, having good results.
In that case it will be used other drugs like itraconazole or newest ones as voriconazole.

DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.922.455

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