Can intrauterine contraceptive devices be a Candida albicans reservoir?

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 355-359

  Chassot, Francieli ^a   Negri, Melyssa F N ^a   Svidzinski, Arthur E ^a   Donatti, Lucélia ^b   Peralta, Rosane M ^a   Svidzinski, Terezinha I E ^a   Consolaro, Marcia E L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Department of Cell Biology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adherence; Biofilm; IUD; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADULT; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 41549085953     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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