background: vulvovaginal candidiasis is one of the most common infections in gynecologic filed, and non–albicans candida species are emerging causative microorganisms. this species shows resistance to routine treatments. one of the suggested treatments is administration of vaginal suppositories of boric acid. the aim of the present study was to compare boric acid with clotrimazole in the treatm...

Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is one of the most common infections in gynecologic filed, and non–albicans Candida species are emerging causative microorganisms. This species shows resistance to routine treatments. One of the suggested treatments is administration of vaginal suppositories of boric acid. The aim of the present study was to compare boric acid with clotrimazole in the treatm...

Background and Purpose: To the best of our knowledge, no information is available regarding the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in gynecological practices. The goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and the drugs prescribed for the treatment of this condition in women followed in gynecological practices in Germany. Materials and Methods: All th...

Background: After menstrual irregularities, second common gynecological problem is vaginal discharge. Change in dynamic ecosystem of flora can cause the overgrowth pathological microorganism that creates Owing to syndromic approach low income countries, identification specific causative organism masked. Aim: To determine frequency various micro-organism high swab obtained from women outpatient ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate point prevalence vaginal yeast colonisation and symptomatic vaginitis in middle adolescents and to identify relation of these yeast conditions with reproductive hormones, sexual activity, sexual behaviours, and associated local immunity. METHODS Middle adolescent females (n = 153) were evaluated for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), asymptomatic yeast colonisation...

Oral candidiasis is a significant health problem in terms of both morbidity and economic outlay. Infections are predominantly caused by the commensal C. albicans, and affect immunocompromised individuals, including HIV-positive and AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients and chemotherapy patients. The molecular and cellular immune mechanisms involved in protection from and responses to oral ...

A good deal of data support a role for probiotic intestinal bacteria in the prophylaxis and therapy of candidiasis. Candida spp. are highly infectious eukaryotes that can colonize and infect humans and other warm-blooded mammals, worldwide. Although most humans manifest antibody- and cell-mediated immune responses to Candida antigens a large percentage of the human population is colonized with ...