Highlights Regarding Host Predisposing Factors to Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Chronic Stress and Reduced Antioxidant Capacity.

We studied host factors that could predispose women to develop recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), including glycemia, insulin resistance, chronic stress, antioxidant capacity, overall immune status, local inflammation and vaginal microbiota. The presence of yeasts in vaginal culture was scre...

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Главные авторы: Luciene Akimoto-Gunther, Patrícia de Souza Bonfim-Mendonça, Gisele Takahachi, Mary Mayumi T Irie, Sônia Miyamoto, Márcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro, Terezinha I Estivalet Svidzinsk
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Серии:PLoS ONE
Online-ссылка:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4944939?pdf=render