Frequency and etiology of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women referred to a Gynecological Center in Babol, Iran

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-77

  Esmaeilzadeh, Seddigheh ^a   Omran, Saeid Mahdavi ^a   Rahmani, Zahra ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; DYSURIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL PRURITUS;

EID: 70450231835     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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