The Till-U-Test Candida Dermatophyte (TUT CD) culture slide, produced for the diagnosis of yeast and dermatophyte infections, was compared with microscopy and formal laboratory culture in the diagnosis of vaginal candidosis. Candida albicans grew readily on the medium and reliable results were obtained within a mean of three days' incubation at room temperature. Agreement with laboratory cultur...

conclusions our results showed that c. albicans was the most frequently isolated from both patients with vaginitis and normal individual. in the present study, we could not find any correlation between extracellular activities and sources of isolates (patients and normal flora) and sensitivity or resistance to fluconazole. background extracellular phospholipase, proteinase, and coagulase are ac...

BACKGROUND The incidence of vulvovaginal candidiasis, a common infection among healthy women primarily caused by the yeast Candida albicans, has increased significantly in recent years. AIMS The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of ravuconazole (RVC) and fluconazole (FLC) in the treatment of experimental C. albicans vaginitis. METHODS Forty isolates of C. albicans were scree...

OBJECTIVE As a result of high recurrence rates of Candida albicans vaginitis, successful suppressive fluconazole is widely used, and drug resistance is considered rare. We report increased occurrence of secondary fluconazole resistance, analysis of risk factors thereof, and describe management of fluconazole-refractory vaginitis. METHODS Patients referred to the Vaginitis Clinic at Wayne Stat...

Background: Vaginitis means inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and is one most common causes for consulting to a gynecologists. Mixed-type infections are simultaneous at least two types pathogens (for example, bacteria Candida species). In treatment mixed vaginitis, broad spectrum antimicrobial therapy effective on different kinds required. Aim: The purpose this review evaluate place efficacy f...

Patients with vaginitis due to highly azole resistant Candida glabrata can be particularly difficult to treat. We describe three cases of longstanding vaginal candidiasis due to C glabrata. These had failed to respond to local and systemic antifungals. Flucytosine (1 g) and amphotericin B (100 mg) formulated in lubricating jelly base in a total 8 g delivered dose, was used per vagina once daily...

Studies from women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) and from an animal model of experimental vaginitis suggest that deficiencies in immune function should be examined at the local rather than systemic level. Evidence of vaginal cell-mediated immunity (CMI) was evaluated for the first time in cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) fluid from RVVC patients. Results showed that although constit...

In Africa many plants are used as antifungals. However, journals analysing the work of antifungal activities in West recent years rare. This study is a synthesis publications from 2006 to 2021 on traditionally fight against diseases. A systematic search was carried out Pub Med and Google Scholar database using following keywords: vaginitis; Africa; activity; medicinal plants; plant extracts; fo...