Nystatin is used for both the treatment and the prevention of _____ in susceptible cases.

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Nystatin is used both for the treatment and prevention of oral candidiasis in susceptible cases.Although Candida albicans is a frequent inhabitant of the oral cavity,it produces disease only under unusual circumstances.Patients affected are often immunocompromised.Nystatin is not absorbed from the mucous membranes or through intact skin.Blastomycosis and histoplasmosis are systemic fungal infections.Ketoconazole (Nizoral)and fluconazole (Diflucan)are systemic drugs that are used to treat systemic fungal infections;however,they also may be used for mucocutaneous candidiasis.Tinea refers to fungal skin infections such as athlete's foot.

Nystatin Is Used for Both the Treatment and the Prevention