Candida vegetations found in silicone voice prostheses used in postlaryngectomy voice rehabilitation are associated with prosthesis dysfunction. Selective oropharyngeal decontamination with amphotericin B lozenges resulted in sharp decrease of oropharyngeal Candida concentrations with a subsequent reduction of yeast colonization on voice prostheses and in tracheoesophageal fistula in ten patients. A case report suggests that this selective oropharyngeal decontamination can prolong the device's lifetime.
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