Is the lack of concurrence of bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidosis explained by the presence of bacterial amines?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Rodrigues, Acácio G ^a,b   Mårdh, Per Anders ^c   Pina Vaz, Cidália ^a,b   Martinez De Oliveira, José ^a   Da Fonseca, A Freitas ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Cadaverine; Candida albicans; Germ tube formation; Putrescine

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CADAVERINE; PUTRESCINE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL DIVISION; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 0032869742     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70563-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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