Mahieu H F, van Saene J J, den Besten J, van Saene H K
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986 Oct;112(10):1090-2. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1986.03780100078012.
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.
