A young adult patient's acne has responded well to treatment with tetracycline. However, the patient has now returned to the clinical with signs and symptoms of oral candidiasis
The nurse should recognize that this patient's current health problem is likely attributable to which of the following? A) A delayed (type IV) hypersensitivity reaction
B) The fact that the patient may have chewed the capsules prior to swallowing them
C) Superinfection following the eradication of normal oral flora
D) A type I hypersensitivity reaction
C
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Candidal superinfections may result from the use of tetracycline. The superinfection results from the elimination of normal flora and is not a hypersensitivity reaction. This is not the result of physical contact between the drug and the oral mucosa.
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