background vaginitis is the most common gynecological problem and the second most common infection. this condition occurs in approximately 90% of the affected females; secondary to bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis. objectives according to the high prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis in iran and because of the importance of controlling causing species, the current study aimed ...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common infection affecting the quality of life of many women. Probiotics have been investigated as possible agents for the prevention of recurrences of VVC. We reviewed the available literature. In some studies the development of VVC was associated with either a low number of lactobacilli in the vagina or with the presence of H2O2-non-producing vaginal lactob...

Women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis often demonstrate a down-regulation of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) to Candida albicans detected by a lack of cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to Candida antigens. However, the role of systemic CMI as a host defense mechanism against recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis is not well understood, in part because of the lack of a well-defined...

objective(s) to compare two identification methods, i.e., restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp)-pcr analysis and enzymatic method rapid tm yeast plus system to identify different species causing vulvovaginal candidiasis (vvc). materials and methods vaginal discharges of women who had attended the gynecology outpatient clinic of mobini hospital in sabzevar, iran were collected using co...