On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > I use gentian violet 1% all the time > > It works great > It is cheap > it helps in 5 days > > Nystatin is slow to work and sometimes takes for ever > Diflucan is very expensive > > I use 1% gentian violet > prescibe 1 oz > tell parents to use it topically once qd for 5 days > if any signs of sores in mouth to dc it immediately > this only happened once > I explain to use a bib since the drool is purple and may stain clothes We have a standard charting of Nystatin for any one of our kids who come up to the ward with oncological conditions/chemo. Along with trimethoprim, and NaHCO3 mouthwashes. Anyone else using gentian violet for immunosuppressed children? (I can't imagine some of the older ones putting up with the purple... :o) Cheers, -- Rich Churcher, RN New Children's Hospital, Sydney.