Is Candida stellatoidea disappearing from the vaginal mucosa?
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.
Kwon-Chung
K J
KJ
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Wickes
B L
BL
Salkin
I F
IF
Kotz
H L
HL
Sobel
J D
JD
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*