Open AccessA Preliminary Study on Dressing Patterns and Incidence of Candidiasis
Author(s) -
I. Elegbe,
Modupe Botu
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.72.2.176
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , clothing , medicine , stain , dermatology , demography , environmental health , pathology , geography , staining , physics , archaeology , optics , sociology
The incidence of candidiasis in two groups of voluntary participants wearing tight and loose fitted dresses was investigated by both microscopic and cultural techniques for a period of two months. Two-thirds of the positives by stain and culture were recovered from those wearing tight clothing (P < 0.05). The findings suggest that tight clothing can predispose the wearer to candidiasis, an organism that can cause vaginitis. (Am J Public Health 1982; 72:176-177.)