Vulvovaginal candidiasis in postmenopausal women: The role of hormone replacement therapy

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-267

  Fischer, Gayle ^a   Bradford, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candida; Estrogen; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Vulva

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROPHYLAXIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 80053577573     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182241f1a     Document Type: Article

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