Dynamical evaluation of vaginal micro-ecosystem in a Chinese woman with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Genet Mol Res. 2015 Mar 30;14(1):2626-30. doi: 10.4238/2015.March.30.22.

Abstract

We reported a rare case of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) in this study. Through dynamic evaluation of the vaginal micro-ecosystem, we found that only depuratory degree, spores, blastospores, and hyphae were specific indicators and the "barometer" of RVVC development. Therefore, an understanding of vaginal micro-ecological changes can help clinicians to improve the treatment of patients with RVVC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candida / physiology*
  • Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / diagnosis
  • Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / microbiology*
  • China
  • Female
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Humans
  • Hyphae / physiology
  • Lactobacillus / isolation & purification
  • Lactobacillus / physiology
  • Microbial Consortia / physiology*
  • Recurrence
  • Spores, Fungal / physiology
  • Vagina / microbiology*