Vaginal microbiology of women with acute recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2497-2499

  Sobel, Jack D ^a,b   Chaim, Walter ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Departments of Infectious Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0029845937     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2497-2499.1996     Document Type: Article

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