Vulvovaginal candidasis is a significant gynaecological infection, which causes extreme discomfort, such as vulvovaginal itching. Using modified agar well-diffusion method, this study therefore, investigates in vitro inhibitory / cleansing potentials of soaps, germicides and disinfectants on vulvovaginal Candida species, especially with regards to vulvovaginal itching. Crusader oil (100%), Meri...

Mucosal candidiasis is extremely common in immunocompromised patients. However, the prevalence of site-specific infection (i.e., oropharyngeal, vaginal, and esophageal candidiasis) can be quite variable depending on the immune status of the host. While vulvovaginal candidiasis is common in normal healthy women, oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis are more frequently encountered under immun...

Title: Highly-cited estimates of the cumulative incidence and recurrence of vulvovaginal candidiasis are inadequately documented

OBJECTIVE To compare vulvovaginal swabs with endocervical swabs as optimal diagnostic sample for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. DESIGN A diagnostic test study. SETTING An urban sexual health centre. PARTICIPANTS 3973 women aged ≥ 16 years requesting testing for sexually transmitted infections. INTERVENTIONS Participants took a vulvovaginal swab before routine examination,...

Frequently ignored by the medical community, chronic vulvovaginal symptoms are relatively common and can frustrating for patients and physicians. Establishing a proper diagnosis will lay the foundation for an effective therapeutic therapeutic plan. Fungal cultures are an important component of the work-up. The most common causes of chronic vaginal symptoms are recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis...

and effective treatment. (An article on treatment by the same authors will appear in next month’s issue of THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE.) In a primary-care study, vulvovaginal symptoms including vaginal discharge were due to vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in 27% of patients, bacterial vaginosis (BV) in 21%, trichomoniasis in 8%, Chlamydia trachomatis in 2%, Neisseria gonorrhea (GC) in 1%, and...

background and objectives: vaginal candidiasis is a common disease in women during their lifetime and occurs in diabetes patients, during pregnancy and oral contraceptives users. although several antifungals are routinely used for treatment; however, vaginal candidiasis is a challenge for patients and gynecologists. the aim of the present study was to evaluate terbinafine (lamisil) on candida v...

conclusions the results of our study showed that non-albicans species of candida are more frequent than c. albicans in patients with vvc. this result is in line with some recent studies indicating that non-albicans species of candida must be considered in gynecology clinics due to the reported azole resistance in these species. results out of 234 patients with vulvovaginitis, 66 (28.2%) patient...