Value of Candida Polymerase Chain Reaction and Vaginal Cytokine Analysis for the Differential Diagnosis of Women with Recurrent Vulvovaginitis

Value of Candida Polymerase Chain Reaction and Vaginal Cytokine Analysis for the Differential Diagnosis of Women with Recurrent Vulvovaginitis

Objectives: Recurrent vulvovaginitis remains difficult to diagnose accurately and to treat. The present investigation evaluated the utility of testing vaginal specimens from women with symptomatic recurrent vulvovaginitis for Candida species by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and for cytokine respon...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Weissenbacher, Steven S. Witkin, Vera Tolbert, Paulo Giraldo, Iara Linhares, Andrea Haas, E. Rainer Weissenbacher, William J. Ledger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744900000363

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