Background and Objective: Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) affect millions of women annually. Candida albicans is the most common cause of VVC. Secreted aspartyl proteinases (SAPs) are among the most important virulence factors in Candida species. The SAP3 enzyme is effective in the initial development of VVC infection due to its role in the adhesion of Candida albicans. The aim of this study was...

    Background & Objective: Candida genus comprises diverse species of yeast and yeast like fungi that some of them especially candida albicans are parts of the normal flora of human body. They are opportunistic parasites that cause diseases. There are currently limited effective drugs against those fungi. Hence this may lead to the emergence of resistant species. The aim of present study was e...

Background and Objective: Candidiasis is one of the most important and common agents of vulvovaginitis in women. Various clinical manifestations of candidiasis in patients may be associated with different species of Candida. The present study was designed to accurately determine Candida species isolates from patients using culture methods and molecular analysis. Materials and Methods: In this c...

Introduction Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infection caused by Candida species that affects millions of women every year. Due to increased drug resistance, selection of appropriate drugs has an effective role in controlling and improving the infection. The present study aimed to determine the frequency and drug susceptibility pattern in Candida species isolated from VVC in Gerash city. ...

Abstract Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a fungal disease with itching, and thick white vaginal discharge. 70-75% of normal healthy adult women report having had at least one episode in their life Candida albicans is identified as the most common cause. The objective of this study was to identify the different candida species in the vaginal swabs of patients with vulvo-vaginitis. M...

Abstract Background and objectives: Genital tract infections are among the most common causes of patients referred to therapeutic centers. Nearly 75% of women suffer from genital Candida infection, at least once in their lifetime. The aim of present study was detection of Candida species causing vaginitis and the evaluation of antimycotic effects of ketoconazol, clotrimazole and fluconazole aga...

this research was conducted in two protect and destroy region in the middle zagros, in illam province. in order to identification of ecological species group and evaluate density of regeneration, effect of many factors such as protection, vegetation, physiographic factors, physical and chemical properties of soil in study locations were studied. to achieve these purpose number of 54 plots using...