Recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis: Focus on the vulva

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Beikert, Florian C ^a   Le, Minh T ^b   Koeninger, Angela ^c   Technau, Kristin ^d   Clad, Andreas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Ciclopiroxolamin; Fluconazole; Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis; Vulvovaginal candidosis; Vulvovaginitis

Indexed keywords

CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECURRENT INFECTION; RECURRENT VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDOSIS; SKIN EDEMA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRIDONES; RECURRENCE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 80053957874     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02030.x     Document Type: Article

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