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Frequency and Etiology of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Women Referred to a Gynecological Center in Babol, lran [PDF]

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2009
Background Vulvovaginal candidiasis is the most common fungal disease in sexually active women of which Candida albicans is the primary etiologic agent. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was performed to determine the etiologic agents of
Seddigheh Esmaeilzadeh, Saeid Mahdavi Omran, Zahra Rahmani   +2 more
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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Pregnant Women and its Importance for Candida Colonization of Newborns

Folia Medica, 2016
Vulvovaginal candidiasis is the second most common cause of vaginitis worldwide (after bacterial candidiasis). Maternal vulvovaginal candidiasis is a major risk factor for Candida colonization and infection of the infant where prognosis depends on ...
Zisova Liliya G., Chokoeva Anastasia A., Amaliev Georgi I., Petleshkova Penka V., Miteva-Katrandzhieva Tsonka М., Krasteva Maya B., Uchikova Ekaterina H., Kouzmanov Andrei H., Ivanova Zoya V.   +8 more
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Dapagliflozin-Induced Vulvovaginitis in an Atopic Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2018
Dapagliflozin, an oral anti-diabetic agent, is a recently discovered sodium-glucose co-transporter receptor-2 inhibitor, which improves glycemic control by facilitating the renal excretion of glucose.
Narin NASIROĞLU İMGA, Merve ÇATAK, Dilek BERKER   +2 more
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Population level of main microbiota and yeast-like Candida fungi in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
Aim - to determine population levels of main microbiota and yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida in healthy women and in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis. Materials and methods. For 10 years we have been surveyed 270 women in reproductive age from
N. D. Yakovychuk, S. Ye. Dejneka, I. I. Sydorchuk, L. I. Sydorchuk, A. V. Humenna, V. V. Bendas   +5 more
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Epidemiological Profile of Patients with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis from a Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic in Southern Spain

Pathogens, 2023
Epidemiological data on women suffering from vulvovaginal candidiasis and its recurrence are outdated and vague. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of women diagnosed with vulvovaginal candidiasis, as well as the epidemiological profile
Encarnación Martínez-García, Juan Carlos Martínez-Martínez, Adelina Martín-Salvador, Alberto González-García, María Ángeles Pérez-Morente, María Adelaida Álvarez-Serrano, Inmaculada García-García   +6 more
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Immunopathogenesis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1996
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a prevalent opportunistic mucosal infection, caused predominantly by Candida albicans, which affects a significant number of otherwise healthy women of childbearing age. Since there are no known exogenous predisposing factors to explain the incidence of symptomatic vaginitis in most women with idiopathic ...
P L, Fidel, J D, Sobel
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Microbiological reasoning of the formation and development of vulvovaginal candidiasis

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
Aim. To conduct microbiological reasoning of the formation and development of vulvovaginal candidiasis. To study taxonomic composition and major microbiota and yeast-like fungi of genus Candida and their changes in vulvovaginal content of women with ...
N. D. Yakovychuk, S. Ye. Dejneka, L. I. Sydorchuk, D. V. Rotar, I. Y. Sydorchuk, V. B. Popovych   +5 more
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Recurrent urogenital candidiasis: diagnosis and treatment

Медицинский совет, 2015
Vulvovaginal candidiasis is the most common manifestation of urogenital candidiasis. The disease is widespread among women of reproductive age. The disease recurs in 5-10% of cases.
A. M. Savicheva, E. V. Shipitsyna
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α-galactosylceramide-stimulated invariant natural killer T-cells play a protective role in murine vulvovaginal candidiasis by Candida albicans.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundVulvovaginal candidiasis is a common superficial candidiasis; however, a host's immunological mechanism against vaginal Candida infection remains unknown.ObjectivesIn this study, we aimed to elucidate the effect of iNKT cell activation on ...
Masahiro Abe, Yuki Kinjo, Sota Sadamoto, Minoru Shinozaki, Minoru Nagi, Kazutoshi Shibuya, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki   +6 more
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Rational treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis caused by resistant Candida species [PDF]

РМЖ. Мать и дитя, 2019
G.B. Dikke F.I. Inozemtsev Academy of Medical Education, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation In recent decade, growing incidence (24–29%) of vulvovaginal candidiasis caused by Candida non-albicans is reported.
G.B. Dikke
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