Can Lactobacillus acidophilus influence the adhesion capacity of Candida albicans on the combined contraceptive vaginal ring?

Contraception

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-335

  Chassot, Francieli ^a   Camacho, Daiane P ^b   Patussi, Eliana Valéria ^a   Donatti, Lucélia ^c   Svidzinski, Terezinha I E ^a   Consolaro, Márcia E L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Clinical Analysis Laboratory   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adherence; Candida albicans; Contraceptive vaginal ring; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAGINA RING; YEAST;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CELL ADHESION; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; VAGINA;

EID: 77949275737     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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