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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 +2 more
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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis [PDF]
, 2020 Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most frequent infections of the female genital tract; 75% of women of reproductive age will have one episode, and 5% of these will have recurring episodes (>3 a year). Symptoms can be quite unpleasant and impact the quality of life.
Rhonda Arthur, Michelle Collins
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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. +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. +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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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 +5 more
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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 +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 +5 more
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Nucleic acids enrichment of fungal pathogens to study host-pathogen interactions [PDF]
, 2019 Fungal infections, ranging from superficial to life-threatening infections, represent a major public health problem that affects 25% of the worldwide population.
Coucke, Paul +3 more
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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 +5 more
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