Open AccessFemale Genital Tract Bacterial Coisolates With Candida albicans in Patients Without Clinical Vaginitis
Author(s) -
Gilles R. G. Monif,
Henry J. Carson
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.656
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1098-0997
pISSN - 1064-7449
DOI - 10.1155/s1064744998000131
Subject(s) - candida albicans , vaginitis , microbiology and biotechnology , corpus albicans , gardnerella vaginalis , vaginal flora , vagina , cervicitis , biology , anaerobic bacteria , bacterial vaginosis , medicine , bacteria , gynecology , surgery , genetics
Objective: In vitro, Candida albicans has demonstrated the ability to inhibit replication of selectedbacteria. Little information exists on the impact of C. albicans on the vaginal bacterial flora in vivo.The purpose of this study is to identify the coexisting bacterial flora when C. albicans is isolated fromvaginal cultures submitted to a hospital-based testing facility for reasons other than vulvovaginitis