Glucose in vaginal secretions before and after oral glucose tolerance testing in women with and without recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1432-1437

  Ehrström, Sophia ^a   Yu, Anna ^b   Rylander, Eva ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Danderyd Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEXOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SECRETION;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; VAGINA;

EID: 33845465048     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000246800.38892.fc     Document Type: Article

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