Highlights Regarding Host Predisposing Factors to Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Chronic Stress and Reduced Antioxidant Capacity

We studied host factors that could predispose women to develop recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), including glycemia, insulin resistance, chronic stress, antioxidant capacity, overall immune status, local inflammation and vaginal microbiota. The presence of yeasts in vaginal culture was scre...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Akimoto-Gunther, Luciene, Bonfim-Mendonça, Patrícia de Souza, Takahachi, Gisele, Irie, Mary Mayumi T., Miyamoto, Sônia, Consolaro, Márcia Edilaine Lopes, Svidzinsk, Terezinha I. Estivalet
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944939/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27415762
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158870
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