Post-menopausal recurrent vaginal candidiasis: Effect of hysterectomy on response to treatment, type of colonization and recurrence rates post-treatment

Maturitas

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 294-298

  Ventolini, Gary ^a   Baggish, Michael S ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Fungal Infection; Menopausal; Vulvovaginal

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA STELLOIDEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI;

EID: 20644451001     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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