title: Is Candida stellatoidea disappearing from the vaginal mucosa?
abstract: A total of 681 vaginal isolates of germ tube-positive or germ tube-untested white, yeastlike fungi obtained from patients in various cities of the United States were tested for the presence of Candida stellatoidea (type I). Only 1 of the 681 isolates was identified as C. stellatoidea.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kwon-Chung
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wickes
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Salkin
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kotz
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sobel
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D014481:United States; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*