EFFECT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON VAGINAL Candida spp. ISOLATION IN HIV-INFECTED COMPARED TO HIV-UNINFECTED WOMEN

EFFECT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON VAGINAL Candida spp. ISOLATION IN HIV-INFECTED COMPARED TO HIV-UNINFECTED WOMEN

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in HIV-infected women contributed to the impairment of their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) use on the vaginal Candida spp. isolation in HIV-infected compared to HIV-uninfected women. Th...

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Main Authors: Silvia de Souza Dantas ALCZUK, Patrícia de Souza BONFIM-MENDONÇA, Sheila Cristina ROCHA-BRISCHILIARI, Cristiane Suemi SHINOBU-MESQUITA, Helen Priscilla Rodrigues MARTINS, Fabrícia GIMENES, André Luelsdorf Pimenta de ABREU, Maria Dalva de Barros CARVALHO, Sandra Marisa PELLOSO, Terezinha Inez Estivalet SVIDZINSKI, Marcia Edilaine Lopes CONSOLARO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Candida spp.
Antiretroviral therapy
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