Open AccessQuantitative relationships of Candida albicans infections and dressing patterns in Nigerian women.
Author(s) -
I. Elegbe
Publication year - 1983
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.73.4.450
Subject(s) - candida albicans , clothing , vaginitis , colonization , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , biology , geography , gynecology , archaeology
Candida albicans colony counts were far higher in patients with vaginitis wearing tight fitting clothing than in patients wearing loose fitting clothing. In Ile-Ife, Nigeria, tight fitting dresses, woolen and corduroy jeans, coupled with nylon underwear, appear to create an environment favorable to Candida albicans colonization.
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