Vaginal microbiology of women with acute recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
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Vaginal microbiota of women with frequent vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an insidious infection that afflicts a large proportion of women of all ages, and 5 to 8% of affected women experience recurrent VVC (RVVC). The aim of this study was to explore the possible importance of vaginal bacterial communities in reducing the risk of RVVC. The species composition and diversity of microbial communities were evaluated for 42 women with an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2497-2499.1996