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Vaginitis due to Candida krusei: epidemiology, clinical aspects, and therapy.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Nov 2002
Singh Shivani, Sobel Jack D, Bhargava Pallavi, Boikov Dina, Vazquez Jose A
Abstract excerpt
Twelve women with vaginal Candida krusei infection were evaluated. In vitro antifungal susceptibility testing and molecular typing were performed. Patients infected with C. krusei frequently had refractory vulvovaginal signs and symptoms that were otherwise indistinguishable from vaginitis due to other yeasts. Patients were 32-63 years old and had previously received multiple courses of antimycotic agents,...
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