Candida Vulvovaginitis
"Immune Compromise and Prevalence of Candida Vulvovaginitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women."
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 22nd, 1997
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Objective: To investigate the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on vaginal yeast colonization and symptomatic vulvovaginitis and to explore the effects of immune compromise on these conditions in HIV-positive women. Methods: Between September 1991 and May 1993, 223 HIV-positive women without AIDS-defining conditions were enrolled for prospective follow-up and compared with 289 HIV-negative women enrolled in a concurrent study. Standardized gynecologic assessment was carried out. Results: Cultures from 81 of 223 (36%) HIV-positive women and 72 of 289...
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