candida albicans has the ability to change between yeast and hyphal cells and is known to be a virulence property. efg1gene of c.albicans is as a main transcription factor that plays pivotal roles in biofilm formation the aim of the current study is to investigate the presence of efg1 gene in candida albicans isolates from women with vaginal candidiasis and its impact on biofilm formation.we us...

objective: non-specific cervicitis or inflammatory changes in a smear report are common which are usually unclear for clinical approaches. to investigate the frequency of inflammation and pathogenic vaginal microorganisms in cervical smears among an iranian population sample. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on pap smear samples of women referred to gynecologica...

Objective: This study was conducted in order to assess the prevalence of different cervicovaginal infections during pregnancy. Materials and methods: Totally 110 healthy pregnant women with complaints of vaginal symptoms in their third trimester of pregnancy were checked for vaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, vaginal trichomoniasis, streptococcus β hemoliticus, gonorrhea, syphilis, and i...

In the diagnosis of trichomoniasis Papanicolaou-stained cervical smears gave marginally better results than cultures of vaginal secretion; stained cervical smears and wet films of vaginal material gave similar results. Culture of vaginal secretion on Sabouraud's medium gave the best results in the diagnosis of candidiasis; Papanicolaou-stained smears gave significantly fewer positive results th...

BACKGROUND Th17 cells play a major role in coordinating the host defence in oropharyngeal candidiasis. In this study we investigated the involvement of the Th17 response in an animal model of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). METHODS To monitor the course of infection we exploited a new in vivo imaging technique. RESULTS i) The progression of VVC leads to a strong influx of neutrophils in the...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical and microbiological characteristics of symptomatic vaginal candidiasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-seropositive women attending a gynaecologic outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). DESIGN Vaginal, rectal and oral specimens from cases and controls were cultured for Candida spp. SUBJECTS Eighty-four consecutive HIV-seropositi...

introduction: vaginits is probably the most common infection in women during their reproductive years, resulting in 5-10 million health-care visits a year, worldwide. vulvovaginal candidiasis (vvc) is the second-most common form of vaginitis in the united states, which is associated with use of oral contraceptives containing high levels of estrogen and hormonal therapies. midwives play an impor...

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...

OBJECTIVE It was hypothesised that the endometrium might act as a reservoir for candida, thus infecting the vagina as the endometrium is shed during menstruation. DESIGN A prospective study of women with recurrent vulvo-vaginal candidiasis. The endometrium was sampled and cultured for candida species. SETTING Central London STD clinic. SUBJECTS 26 women were enrolled, of whom 20 completed...