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Non-albicans Candida in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Antifungal Resistance and Expression of ERG11, CDR1, CDR2, and MDR1 Genes. [PDF]

Microbiologyopen
The rise in azole resistance among Nakaseomyces glabratus and Pichia kudriavzevii presents a growing public health challenge. These results indicate that even in cases where an isolate is classified as susceptible by drug susceptibility testing, elevated gene expression may persist, and treatment should not be discontinued.
Ranjbar Golafshani FZ, Kermani F, Abbaszadeh Godarzi S, Mahdavi Omran S.   +3 more
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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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An investigation into the pathogenesis of vulvo-vaginal candidosis [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To monitor yeasts isolated from women during and between episodes of recurrent vulvo-vaginal candidosis (VVC) to determine whether vaginal relapse or re-infection occurred. METHODS:Women presenting at the genitourinary medicine clinic with
Ashbee, H.R., Barton, R.C., El-Din, S.S., Evans, E.G.V., Reynolds, M.T.   +4 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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Highly-cited estimates of the cumulative incidence and recurrence of vulvovaginal candidiasis are inadequately documented. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Available literature concerning the epidemiologic or clinical features of vulvovaginal candidiasis commonly reports that: 75% of women will experience an episode of vulvovaginal candidiasis in their lifetimes, 50% of whom will experience at ...
Buffler, Patricia A, Rathod, Sujit D
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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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Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors [PDF]

, 2016
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infection caused by Candida species that affects millions of women every year. Although Candida albicans is the main cause of VVC, the identification of non-Candida albicans Candida (NCAC) species, especially Candida ...
Alves, Carlos, Azeredo, Joana, Ferreira, C., Gonçalves, B., Henriques, Mariana, Silva, Sónia Carina   +5 more
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Gaining insights from Candida biofilm heterogeneity: one size does not fit all [PDF]

, 2018
Despite their clinical significance and substantial human health burden, fungal infections remain relatively under-appreciated. The widespread overuse of antibiotics and the increasing requirement for indwelling medical devices provides an opportunistic ...
Delaney, Christopher, Kean, Ryan, McLean, William, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ramage, Gordon, Sherry, Leighann, Thomas, Rachael, Williams, Craig   +8 more
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