title: Vaginal candidiasis: its diagnosis and relation to urinary infection.
abstract: Of candidal vaginal cultures performed on 100 women who gave a history of a specific symptom complex, 85% were positive. In contrast, only 3% were positive in 100 women who did not have this history. The data indicate a definite relationship between the symptom complex and vaginal candidiasis. An additional 110 women had vaginal cultures on MacConkey's agar to determine the presence of gram-negative pathogens. The results suggest that a relationship may exist between the presence of vaginal candidiasis and an increased incidence of vaginal gram-negative organisms which could have important urologic significance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media