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3. Candida Flashcards

1
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What purpose does candida serve in the oral biome ?

A

Provides physical scaffold for bacteria - ‘mycofilms’.
Creates protected growth.

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What are the key risk factors for candida infection ?

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Immunocompromised.
Advanced HIV.
Parenteral nutrition.
Broad spectrum antibiotics.
Long term corticosteroid use.
Diabetes

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What are the two significant candida in the mouth ?

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Candida albicans.
Candida glabrata.

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What treatment should be used to treat Candida albicans infection ?

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Fluconazole and miconazole.

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What treatment should be used to treat Candida glabrata infection ?

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Nystatins.

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What are the 5 types of candidal infection ?

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Pseudomembranous.
Erythematous.
Hyperplastic.
Angular chelitis.
Chronic mucocutaneous - generalised candidasis with oral manifestations.

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What is an example of pseudomembranous candida infection ?

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Thrush.

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What is an example of erythematous candida infection ?

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Denture induced stomatitis.

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What is an example of hyperplastic candida infection ?

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Candida leukoplakia (pre-malignant).

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What clinical findings would be related to pseudomembranous candida infection ?

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White raised patches (lots of yeast hyphae above tissue surface).
Easily wiped away with scraping with some bleeding.
Common in untreated HIV patients.

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What clinical findings would be related to erythematous candida infection ?

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Inflamed mucosa.
Burning sensation.
Discomfort.
Bad taste.

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What causes denture induced stomatitis ?

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Fungal organisms failed to be removed from oral surface through OH.
Adhere and colonise on acrylic surfaces via co-aggregation and biofilm formation.

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What is the biggest risk with pseudomembranous and erythematous candida infection ?

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Risk of aspiration pneumonia.

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What classification system can be used for erythematous candida infection ?

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Newtons type 1 - localised inflammation.
Newtons type 2 - diffuse inflammation.
Newtons type 3 - granular, more widespread inflammation.

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What causes chronic hyperplastic, oral candida leukoplakia ?

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Yeast hyphae grow into tissues and cannot be scraped off.
Can be sign of pre-malignancy.

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What is the correlation between candida and head and neck cancer ?

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Alcohol product of years production - not cariogenic in itself.
Causes production of acetaldehyde enzymes - carcinogenic causing DNA damage.

17
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What other bacteria is associated with angular chelitis ?

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S. Aureus (gram-positive bacteria).

18
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What treatment would be given for angular chelitis ?

A

Topical miconazole (gel).

19
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What is the difference between Candida albicans and candida glabrata ?

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Candida albicans - forms hyphae - can be seen under microscope.
Candida glabrata - does not form hyphae.
This can determine what type of infection when looking under microscope.

20
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How do azole drugs work ?

A

Target ergosterol biosynthetic pathway - ergosterol component in fungal cell membrane and interruption alters membrane stability, permeability and action of membrane-bound enzymes.

21
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How does polyenes (nystatin) drugs work ?

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Creates pores in cell membrane causing leaking of cytoplasmic contents and results in cell death.

22
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What anti-fungal drugs come in topical preparations ?

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Nystatin and miconazole.

23
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What anti-fungal can be administered systemically ?

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Fluconazole - capsulated.

24
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What micro-organisms can miconzaole be used to treat ?

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All candida with varied sensitivity and staphylococcus.
Use to treat angular chelitis.

25
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What micro-organisms can nystatin be used to treat ?

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All candida - resistance is rare but no antibacterial activity.

26
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What micro-organisms can fluconazole be used to treat ?

A

Candida albicans.

27
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What properties does chlorhexidine pose ?

A

Anti-microbial and anti-fungal - and therefore, most effective.

28
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Your patient is immunocompromised and presents with oral candida infection. What treatment would be you prescribe ?

A

Systemic anti-fungal i.e. fluconazole + topical anti-fungal/chlorhexidine rinse.

29
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Your patient is immunocompetent and presents with oral candida infection with poor OH. What treatment would you carry out ?

A

OH advice and chlorhexidine rinse.

30
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Your patient is immunocompetent and presents with oral candida infection with dry mouth. What treatment would you prescribe ?

A

Any topical or systemic anti-fungal - miconazole first line.

31
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Your patient is immunocompetent and presents with oral candida infection with large erosive lesions. What treatment would you prescribe ?

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Systemic anti-fungal i.e. fluconazole + topical anti-fungal/chlorhexidine rinse.

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