Candida vulvovaginitis classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Classification
Candida vulvovaginitis can be divided based on the strain of Candida causing the infection:[1][2][3]
- C. albicans: comprises the majority of cases of Candida vulvovaginitis
- C. glabrata: it is the second most common causative pathogen
- C. tropicalis
- C. krusei
- C. parapsilosis
References
- ↑ Sobel JD (2007). "Vulvovaginal candidosis". Lancet. 369 (9577): 1961–71. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60917-9. PMID 17560449.
- ↑ Buscemi L, Arechavala A, Negroni R (2004). "[Study of acute vulvovaginitis in sexually active adult women, with special reference to candidosis, in patients of the Francisco J. Muñiz Infectious Diseases Hospital]". Rev Iberoam Micol. 21 (4): 177–81. PMID 15709796.
- ↑ Corsello S, Spinillo A, Osnengo G, Penna C, Guaschino S, Beltrame A, Blasi N, Festa A (2003). "An epidemiological survey of vulvovaginal candidiasis in Italy". Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 110 (1): 66–72. PMID 12932875.