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Genetic relatedness among vaginal and anal isolates of Candida albicans from women with vulvovaginal candidiasis in north-east Brazil.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 2014
Araújo Paulo de Medeiros Mariana, Vieira de Melo Ana Patrícia, Gonçalves Sarah Santos, Milan Eveline Pipolo, Chaves Guilherme Maranhão
Abstract excerpt
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common causes of vaginitis and affects about 75% of women of reproductive age. In order to better understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis of this disease, we evaluated genetic relatedness among 62 clinical isolates of Candida albicans sequentially obtained from the anus and vagina of patients with sporadic and recurrent VVC. Evaluation of patients'...
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