Micro & Immunology · single question
Prolonged antibiotic therapy may predispose to which indigenous oral infection?
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Correct answer: E. Candida albicans
Prolonged antibiotics disrupt normal oral flora, allowing opportunistic overgrowth of Candida albicans u2014 causing oral candidiasis (thrush). Immunocompromised patients and those on broad-spectrum antibiotics are most at risk.
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