title: [Vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnancy and its treatment with clotrimazole].
abstract: The Writers have carried out a study on 624 pregnant women pointing out that the incidence of vulvovaginal candidiasis is notably increased (35,5%) during pregnancy with a slight difference in the three three-monthly periods of pregnancy. Controls on 195 women after treatment with clotrimazole showed an average percentage of recovery of 83% with a maximum of 87% in the second three-monthly period.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D003022:Clotrimazole
vernacular_title: La candidosi vulvovaginale in gravidanza e il suo trattamento con clotrimazolo.