Vulvovaginal Candidiasis and its Related Factors in Diabetic Women
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors.
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 glabrata, as the cause of this infection, appears to be increasing. The development of VVC is usually attributed to the disturbance of the bala...
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عنوان ژورنال: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1028-4559
DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(08)60010-8