Impact of Eating Probiotic Yogurt on Colonization by Candida Species of the Oral and Vaginal Mucosa in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women

Mycopathologia

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 175-181

  Hu, Haihong ^a   Merenstein, Daniel J ^a   Wang, Cuiwei ^a   Hamilton, Pilar R ^a   Blackmon, Mandy L ^a   Chen, Hui ^a   Calderone, Richard A ^a   Li, Dongmei ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; HIV; Opportunistic infections; Oral candidiasis; Probiotics; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

PROBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PILOT STUDY; THRUSH; VAGINA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; DIET; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOUTH MUCOSA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBIOTICS; VAGINA; YOGURT;

EID: 84884907342     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-013-9678-4     Document Type: Article

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