Prevalence of Candida albicans and non-albicans isolates from vaginal secretions: comparative evaluation of colonization, vaginal candidiasis and recurrent vaginal candidiasis in diabetic and non-diabetic women

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is caused by abnormal growth of yeast-like fungi on the female genital tract mucosa. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are more susceptible to fungal infections, including those caused by species of Candida. The present study investigated the...

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Main Author: Gunther,Luciene Setsuko Akimoto (author)
Other Authors: Martins,Helen Priscila Rodrigues (author), Gimenes,Fabrícia (author), Abreu,André Luelsdorf Pimenta de (author), Consolaro,Marcia Edilaine Lopes (author), Svidzinski,Terezinha Inez Estivalet (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Candida
Candidiasis, vulvovaginal
Diabetes mellitus
Fluconazole
Therapeutics
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000200116
Country:Brazil
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