title: Different antibody response against Candida albicans cell wall antigens in cervicovaginal secretions of patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis.
abstract: Vaginal washings from 118 women were investigated by means of immunofluorescence for the presence of antibodies against Candida albicans. A significantly (p less than 0.02) higher antibody titer was found in the samples from patients with clinically evident vulvovaginal candidiasis. Vaginal secretions from those patients with a positive culture for C. albicans were assayed by means of Western blotting. A distinct band pattern was found in the group of patients with a positive culture and the classical clinical picture of C. albicans vulvovaginitis.
authors: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, España.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Schneider
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Vicandi
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Regulez
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Quindós
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Pontón
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Cisterna
mesh_terms: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000276:immunology*; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D000946:Antigens, Fungal