Oral Candidiasis and COVID-19 in Users of Removable Dentures: Is Special Oral Care Needed?
| Autor: | Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima, José Augusto César Discacciati, Cláudia Lopes Brilhante Bhering, Thaís Yumi Umeda Suzuki, Laura Silva Jerônimo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medicine.medical_treatment Mechanical ventilation Candidiasis Oral Clinical Section: Commentary medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Candida albicans Removable dentures Stomatitis Dentures Aged Coronavirus disease 2019 biology SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Denture Wear COVID-19 biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Stomatitis Denture Dental care Corpus albicans Denture Oral candidiasis Oral examination Geriatrics and Gerontology business |
| Zdroj: | Gerontology |
| ISSN: | 1423-0003 0304-324X |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000515214 |
| Popis: | Elderly patients with systemic disorders and immunocompromised patients seem to have a higher risk of developing morbidity from COVID-19. Candida albicans (C. albicans) is a potentially dangerous pathogen for these patients, especially for denture wearers with prosthetic stomatitis who require mechanical ventilation. C. albicans infection, the main candidiasis infection associated with denture wear, can complicate COVID-19 and increase the associated morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early diagnosis of C. albicans infection in COVID-19 patients is important to establish more effective antifungal treatment methods and prophylaxis strategies. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients should undergo an oral examination to assess their oral health, and those with poor oral health should receive the appropriate care and monitoring. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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