title: [Changes in various immunological parameters in patients with recurrent vaginal candidiasis].
abstract: An immunological study has been performed in a group of 14 patients suffering from recurring vaginal candidiasis. Cellular immunity has been evaluated by skin test. Mononuclear cells of peripheral blood have been studied by a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Moreover granulocytes phagocytosis and NK activity have been determined. We observed a significant reduction of cellular immunity and phagocytosis comparing to the control group. This association may represent the basis of a compromised immunological response in patients with recurring vaginal candidiasis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica III, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Rosa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Rosa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanzilli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reverberi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Startari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afeltra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets; D008875:Middle Aged; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Alterazione di alcuni parametri immunologici in pazienti affette da candidosi vaginale ricorrente.